HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1947-04-11, Page 6,ng of London, Duron
Railway Was Gala Day
anuary la, 1876, was an
gay in
the life of London
it did the opening of an
,'sway having a, terminus in
: Ontario Metropolis, says
V. ,Heol, writing in the London
r ft " was "em occasion of
Fin than Passing interest for min
viais in centres to be sear -
London, Huron and Bruce
Rafir ,. and even some beyond Wing -
r: s 1,orthern terminal ,point.
'Otte of the innvited:guests was Reeve
William Rasta,'%; of Kincar-date. The
program leaflet printed for ,the occa.
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Considerable interest is evident
these days in chemical weed killers
of one kind or another; so much so,
indeed, that some 'people believe that
the difficulties of weed control will
be salved in a short time, Laid W. H.
Wright, Chief, Seed Laboratory Ser
vices, Dominion Department' of Agri-
cultu're, in a, recent address on "Seed
fromhadbeento
many difficulties will be overcome
the use of weed killers, lie said,
will still be 'plenty of weeds to invade
crops and weed seeds enough to
cleaning pleats active. Most of
new weed killers ,have to be used
"caution, as many of them are i
ions to some crop plants, and, if
are not properly used they may
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Some years ago, seed drill •su
were conducted' in several counties
Ontario and other parts of Car
Samples of seeds were taken from
.drills actually in operation, or
lots of seed which farmers
pre-
pared for seeding, or, which rem
over from seeding. Exam.inati of
these' samples showed th,at.40 percent
of the seed sown would have
classed as "rejected" under the
Regu-
lations of the Seed Act, and a
number would have passed.'muster
only by being graded as No. 2 orNo.
3 seed. Many' farmers consider that
No. 3 seed is not really fit for seed.
Doubtless the seed' drill surveys
ed to bring about the establishment
of many seed cleaning plants.t
'would b,e interesting, said Mr. Wright,
to carry out other such surveys
find, out how much conditions have
improved. a '
The manager of a• seed cleaning,
plant can perform a service to farm-
ers in giving advice about thetw
of using certain. lots, fel-seeding
poses. Seed which could not be•
in the open market too often findsits:
way into the ground. ' When a plant
operator knows that any lot of
contains too many weed seeds r•
having been cleaned, he shoulduse
persuasion
all his powers of p
pre-
vent it being used' for seeding. o,
doing, he would render reals e
to the ..individual farmer and the
community in general. ' Anotherr,
vice the operator can give is -
courage farmers from taking e
certain 'kindle . of seed. Screenings
from 'the small seeds,are practically
of no feeding value ,and can be no
use .to the farmer and are better
de-
stroyed. '
IIROIrEX. OSITOR
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County Papers
(Continued from Page 2)
tend:al cheese'and buttermakers,• and
milk processors that haver qualified at
O.A.C. for,. more than''half a century.
Mr. Phillips, waiese., home is at Dun-
gannon, after returning from serving
overseas with the Canadian, Armour-
ed Corps in France, Belgium and Hol-
land; ' joined•tthe staff of Canada Pack=
ers more• -••than'a ' year ago.—Clinton
News -Record. "
Asks For Provincial Police
The Huron County "police committee
at a meeting on Wednesday 'authoriz-
ed ab recommendation' to ,the Police
Commissioner of Ontario' that the
provincial
cial
county be P b policed p
rovi
Y
the
force, 'and also recommended that the.
police commission be requestedto ab-
sorb the county constables in the pro-
vincial force. The Provincial Police
Act has been changed and the Prov-
ince will assume the policing of coin -
ties atno cost to them.—°Goderich Sig-
nal -Star, '
A Double Anniversary
' Mr, and Mrs. W. J: Neddger, of Clin-
ton, parents. -of 'Mrs: C. R. Holland and
Mrs. H. S. Turner, celebrated- their
fiftieth wedding anniversary on Sun-
day with a dinner at the British •Ex-
chanae""Hotel. The family of six chil-
dren was present. The couple have
sixteen grandchildren and' two great=
grandchildren- Sunday was also the
occasion of the twenty-seventh wed-
of Mr. and Mrs. 0.
Paul's Cathedral.
In addition to being feted by the
railway -and by the city, the visitors
were shown what the committee deem-
ed to be the points ,of interest in the
city "the various public institutions,
manufactories, wholesale establish-
ments." One° of , the afternoon's high-
lights was a demonstration by the
London., Fire Brigade simultaneously
with the firing of a salute in Victoria
Park by the i.endon Field Battery.
The principal item. on the celebra-
tion' agenda was the grand banquet
held' in the city ball. Unfortunately•
the program fails to give details - in
connection with it other than the
place and the hour. However, it must
have doncluded so that the visitors,
including Kincardine's William Ras,
tall, could catch the return train leav-
leg the station "about midday" with
the committee and citizens, who were
able, on hand to :speed the parting
guests as it had welcomed them. The
last notes of the• battalion band blend-
' ed with the whistle of the train as it
pulled away from the station "up the.
Bruce."
ding anniversary
R. Holland. Gues
London, Hamiltp
=Goderich Signal -Star.
Bridge Contracts Let •
Contracts for three new bridges on
King's Highway No. 83, ,in the stretch
from Exeter to the Blue.Water Ili.gh-
way, have, been awarded by the On-
tario Department of Highways. This
was the information given Dr. R. H.
Taylor, M.L.A. 'for 'Huron, ' by Hon.
George Doucett, minister of the de-
partment. The. cosh of the bridges'
will be about $200,000 according to Dr:
Taylor --Clinton News -Record..
• Oddfellows Hold At -Home
- The annual Oddfellows• At -Homs
was held in the' lodge rooms on Fri-
day night and in spite of unfavorable
weather conditions a good crowd at-
tended. Many from the country were
unable to attend, but. the event had,
already been, postponed once, and it'
was deemed advisable by the com-
mittee to go ahead with the affair.
Eight tames, of cards' were in play,
and one table of crolanole- Noble
Grand Harvey McCallum welcomed
the' guests and gave the rules of play.
Twelve games' of euchre were played
and' the winners were as follows:
High lady, Mrs. J. B. Watson;. high
gent, Garfield 'Doherty and Gordon
Augusti:;ie, tied, with Mr.• Doherty
winning on a cut. 'In the crokinole,
Mrs. Stanley Sibthorpe was high. lady -
and Jim Sibthorpe was high gent. Alt
the conclusion aa the cards the com-
mittee in charge served' a very deli-
cious lunch.—Blyth Standard.
were present from
slid other centres'.
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IllONG
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Coat
`°k`t'►''911a4 �a...'Lovett `"....�. SQ N � A l ON
(Ed'itor's Note: This is the seventh wheel type. Threshing machines are
and last of the series of weekly anti- still fed 'by baud; and: without a
des which ,Clark 'Young,, treasurer of istraw blower. 'Some have straw Min-
na Ontario Plowmen's Association, doers on the back. The .cylinders are
has written about' the visit of . Cant' of the rasp -bar type' because the Brit.
aria's d'ltampion- plowmen tp Britain., ish farmer wants his straw in long.:
Others In -the 'party were Floyd) Steck- "lengths, Combines are on the in`cirease
ley and Austin! Nairn,winners of the bat' needed machines. won't be deliv-
Salada .Trans',Atlantic :.class for horse- eyed for a year er more.
drawn jointer plowing at last . fall's . They use more. _commercial fertilr-
International Plowing Match, Fred izer than we ' do and reap heavier
Timbers and Alex Black, Esso- Open crops. We might learn something in
tractor class winners, and George that respect. The Old 'Country is still
Waldie, trip manager), the fountainheaare concerned., d as far as beef -cattle
"leve we sur
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nc rned but
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•TORONTO: Oiur trip has ended, pass them with oar dairy cattle.
and, as with Myst travellers, we We can't compete with than in the
wouldn't have missed it fat the world, quality of their grain for they have
but we're glad to be back borne again. the longer season and more,,moieture.
Now it is my task to sumimarize the
results of our tour, difficult though it edi, are:•-' heat, 63; barley, 66; oats,
is to sort out the importance of all42. The Canadian standards are, re•
a; a ve seen.and done. , 1 speetively; 60„48 and 34.. In. the aas't.
We were in Britain in a. time of : we have tried British' seed grains and
crisis when the unprecedented bad) they have tried ours, but .t.ue expert
weather added to all the accumulated ments were not successful because' of
troubles after the war. But none oft the difference in growing conditions.
us can speak too highl"y of the hos- Some reforestation is being at-
pitality we received everywhere we. tempted in, Britain, with trees sup -
went. The British •people have..an,;un- plied by the government for a small
usually high regard for Canadians and charge. The British do not practise
this speaks volumes, -for, the conduct , contour plowing as far a,s I could die -
of our men and women overseas dor-, termine from .numerous' inquiries.
lug the war.British. farmers , during the war
We were terribly disappointed that were divided into three classes—thoss
continuing snow and) •cold prevented, i who could run their own farms with -
any plowing whatever, and our hosts' out 'help or advice; those who carried;
were equally disappointed.. I 'believe I on with some help from' government
British 'standards, in pounds per hush -
that if Canadian plowmen make the
trip next year, our British friends may
arrange the matches for another time
to make"sure the weather will not in-
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terfere.:" , ° -
Another' result is, that Sootland's'
champion plowman, Bob Allen, from•,
Aberdeen, plans to compete in the In-
ternational Plowing, Match at king-
ston, Ont., next fall. You may
re
m
em
-
her that Brii h plowmenactrady
were booked 'to sail' on. the Athenia
in 1939. Because of the war's 'out-
break their passage was cancelled
and the ship was the first sunk by a
Nazi submarine -
•The weather was a constant hind-
rance to our plans' and the fuel crisis
meant cold ,,hotel rooms night "after
night. We were to have .seen the
Giant's , Causeway in Ireland;'• but
snow blocked 'the roads. However,
we managed to visit a good cross-sec-
tion of England, Scotland and' North-
ern Ireland anca were able to make
some conclusions about the state of
British agriculture..
Mark 50th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. 'John Phillips, father
and mother of Mr. J. H. Phillips, of
Blyth, observed their "50th wedding
anniversary on March 30. The occa-
sion was 'marked with an annivers-
ary dinner at the Royal' Hotel, Mit-
chell on Saturday evening. "Mr. , and
Mrs. Phillips have been residents of
Sebringville during their entire mar-
ried life. Mr. Phillips is an old count
try boy, coming to 'Canada at the age
of 17. For many years he has been
a farmer and rural -nail courier at
Sebringville. They have 11 children.
—Blyth Standard:
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Longer Growing Season
. In many respects farm methods in
Britain are different from those in
Canada. The normal' rainfall in the
Isles is i nCli• heavier and the grow-
ing season is much Ion' er there.
Labor is more plentiful but the farm-
er is hampered by the Laud' owner-
ship system and lack 'of machinery.
Because most of the farms are rent-
ed, the farmers are not- in a position
to modernize their buildings and so
they just carry on the hard way, year
after year. The buildings are quite
different from those in Canada and
most of the hay and grain is put in
stacks or covered sheds, requiring
much more hand labor than is com-
mon in our country.
A great' many tractors ,are used for
plowing and cultivating but the ma-
jority of farmers still stick to the one=
horse cart. for hauling their crops and
for drawing 'out' the manure. I .saw
only one manure .spreader of the
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BOOKING,
Oldsmobile Series "98" 4 -Door Sedan
HANDLING
Oldsmobile Series"76" (or"78") aka Sedan
oiasmoblie! Serle£ "66" (or "6814l -Door Searle
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The 1947 Oldsmobile is smart i•n more ways than.
- one. Smart styling ... certainly. But it's a smart
investment too: Ati-itYestnent iii dile dependability
and quality for which theOldlsmobile name is famous.
An investment in the riding comfort of Quadri-Coil
Spriiigitil;-aYtd..4-'i�ay Stabilizaxian, An investinent
in the mittchless drivit g ease of 4 M Fra Matin
Drive only, drive that shifts gears Miasmata
, eally anirl "elirifinates'the clutch peclatentirely.Cliaose
the low-priced Oldsmobile "60". (either a six' or an
eight)--ortholiopiilar-priced, "70" (oleo with'achoit e
of engines) --...or the luxurious "98" Custom. Cruiser.
Whichever it is ... you'libe making a smart Choicer
The demand for new cars is still so great that it,
may be sante tune before' you take the wheel of
your new Oldsmobile. Make''sure,,your present car
..keeps rolling. The bettgr id.eonditlon, the safer .you
are . , . atu$ the ftigftey its potential haul -04a a slpe�
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agricultural expert's; 'and those who
were poor managers to the extent
that the government stepped' in and
replaced them with more competent
men. John. Wilson, of Shifnal, Shrop-
shire, told me there were only •a few
farmers that had' to • be replaced 'in
the area where he was supervisor.
Farmers '.who -"needed advice readily
accepted it and • the. plan °. worked
smoothly.
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Mr. Wilson also said, that the farm
ers raised no market 'hogs as they did
not have •the'•'grain to feed them,, but
depended on Canada to supply pork
products.
' Machinery Expensive
In general, machinery' is much more
expensive overseas than it is at home.
Motor Cars are more costly to run,
the license alone 25 shillings .($5.00)`
per horsepower, and car insurance,
which i§ compulsory, ,. is very 'high.
Gasoline is still rationed and the'av-
erage, car is allowed •only 10 galIons
a month.
All , food is rationed with the ex-
ception
xception of poultry and fah, which are
hard to get. Meals are very expen-
sive. All wearing apparel is rationed
with 'the exception of hats and caps,
and the allowance does not go very
far.
The fuel situation, of course,. is very
bad, and, many cities are back to the
wartime blackout. In Spite of ail
these difficulties, we heard very few
complaints from the people. These
are our, impressions; and of course
some of them may be wrong because
they were • gathered in only a few
weeks.
We bad a last few interesting days
around Lond'on., On one trip we were
shown through a big tire plant and
Saw a stable equipment factors, near
Reading. The equipment was good,
but too expensive for the average
farmer. We saw one •new, machine
which milks cows and pipes the milk
directly to 'the dairy cooling ?astern.
"Another day was taken up with ob-
taining our passport visas and a visit
to the Anglo-American oil plant In
its 'wartime quarters outside London
on 'the 'T,hames.: Mr. Burgess and
Frank Ellis were our hosts.
The next day brought our grand
finale in London. We had dinner at
"the famous Simpson's restaurant in
the Strand Cs guests of Anglo-Ameri-
can and Salads, and later we saw a
good variety show at. the Palladium•
theatre. The theatre was so cold we'
had to keep our coats on, but our ho-
tel, the South Kensington, was the
warmest, of the entire tour.
Next morning, a Friday, we lett for
Southampton to board the Queen
Elizabeth for , the voyage home. We
sailed that afternoon, and arrived in
blew York the following Wednesday.
The weather was better than oat the
eastbound crossing and none ,of us
missed a'meal, although the big ship
rolled a bit. Canada's champion Skat-
er, Barbara Ann Scott, and her
.mother 'had the cabin next to mine,
but we saw little of them because
Barbara was resting after her strenu-
Trip Well Planned
ous European tour.
Our entire' trip was well planned
from start to finish and all of us are
grateful to the sponsors, the Salado,
Tea .Company Of Canada, Ltd., and
Imperial Oil Ltd. Their representa-
tives took excellent care of us all
the way through. We. are also indebt-
ed to officials of Canada House, On-
tario House and the Canadian Nation-
al Railways, who Utak such pains to,
arrange our travels.
,'We have returned, thankful we have
in Canada such .a land of plenty., Our
big disappointment was' the lack of
plowing in Britain, but we shall al-
ways remember, the courage, stead-
fastness and! warm hospitality of the
British people, and, their kindness. to
u:$ as' we visited their' cities, their
farms and their homes. The trip was
well worth while and "we'll: never for-
get our experlenaaa:- . --....
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will "be three pounds. Alt the present
ration level, each 'holder., of a ration
book is, entitled to 31 sugar -preserves,
coupons. Last year the allowance w0s
28 sugar -preserves, coupons. '
Q.—Is fuel still under the ceiling?
' teg fuel -
wood
arcual bruet
and 4
wood were removed from ceiling -reg-
ulations, on April 2, Coal and coke
will .be removed, at midnight.. April,1.5.
Q. --Could you ten me it Wartime
Prices and Trade Board licenses, are
still required if I want to start alms/ -
fleas?
A.—It depends on the type of goodie
you intend to sell. If they are under
price ceiling regulations you still 're-
quire a board license. If they have.
been removed from ceiling controls, a
license is not necessai•Y- .•
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QUESTIONS •
AND ANSWERS
Q.—How much canning sugar will
be given this year, and when will we
receive it?
A. --tinder present . arrangements
the allowance 'will be 10 pounds for
each holder of a ration' book. The
sugar will be granted. in two fve-
p'oundi Iots; the first 'five Will be
''guanted in May'.,.
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Q.-1 understood (that -the sugar ra-
tioii, all twantce would be increased do
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Comments
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Some of us were talking the
other night ° about all the
money that's needed to keep
up ;progress in Canada.
"Who's going to pay for
all this progress?". one of my.
friends wanted to know.
Jack Henderson ,answered
that, one, and -hit the wail,.
right on the head.
"Progress either pays for
itself and grows into more
progress, or 't pi�ogi`ess
at all;" 'he saidit.isn"The itinijney
to pay for present and future
'improvements should come,
from successful planning in ,,
the past."' -
• That reminded me of how --
for each Ca'nadiati man,
woman and child there's
about '$3:00 of life insurance
Inioney invested-na-tlloi [
of private and public' enter-
prises. It's creating jobs
Which lead to more jobs (algid
that's real progress) while
it's waiting tro be paid our oak
policies bought in the past
by people who planned for
progress. .
life Inkurance is a business hal& for
everybody,.. a great enterprise wheal
protects the future of mare than four
million palicyhalders"and their laved
oat, life tnturanca offers a systema-.
otic acrd eater wall tb taive. Conitlf
an authorized `agent about a pias^
heat suited to your •
re�Wreltrents.
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