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McPhail McLean, Editor.
4iShed at Seaforth, Ontario, ev-
M Thursday afternoon by McLean
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,ub,seription rates, $1.50 a year in
advance;°foreign $2.00 a year. Single
copies, 4 cents each.
SSAFORT'H, Friday, August 1, 1947
Well Watered
Farm lands in district are well
watered. That too, is pretty much
the same condition that prevails
over the whole county, and a condi-
tion that is .not at present being re-
ceived with a great deal of enthusi-
asm by our farmers generally.
In fact for a month there has been
more than an abundance of rainfall.
An unusually late spring has result- -
ed in late seeding and late haying.
Continued rains have hindered farm
work. What promised to e a bum-
per hay crop will be anything but
that. Much hay is still standing.
Much more has been spoiled in the
field, and only a few have been able "-
to save all they. had to' -cut.
And . this is th4end of July. No
wheat has been hut, and in many
fields it is only now commencing to
turn. In an ordinary summer the
wheat harvest starts crowding the
haying 'about the 12th of July, but
this is not an ordinary summer.
The terrific storms of Sunday
have added to the farmers' woe. In
Many placesspring grains have been.
flattened, and corn, beans . and roots
were. under water. There is no 'blue°
ruin as yet, but the weather is now
a greater factor in a harvest than it
has been in many years.
As ' yet we have had little of our
accustomed ' heat. If it 'should come
now with a rush and stay for any
length; of time; - spring crops would
be practically ruined. At this writ-
ing, the weather has not really clear-
ed yet, so if it, takes its time and the
heat and sun come gradually, all
may still be well.
One thing is certain: Our Huron
farmers would be quite willing to
trade some moisture to their bro-
thers in the Western Provinces for
some of their fair, dry weather. It
would be, to the advantage of both.
• There is just one consolation, but
a rather meager one from the farm-
ers' standpoint. It is that our coun-
tryside today is beautiful beyond
description,
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Canadian Housewives
A very general demand has been
made upon the Government by Cana-
dian housewives to •reduce the pres-
ent high cost of living by- returning,
the wartime price ceilings, as well as
a return to the granting of govern-
ment subsidies on imported and
Canadian goods,.
TO. return wartime ceilings would
be next to an impossible task because
for one thing .the patriotic desires.
which called for a national objective
have gone by the board since the war
-ended.. For another, priceshave ad-
vanced because the main item in
prices—wages—have gone up, and
are -still going up.'
It is pretty much the sane situa-
tion when it comes to subsidies. Be-
cause prices have advanced, the cost
of subsidies to reduce them would be -
very much highedr than in war time.
There is no use begging the question.
These subsidies would have to be
paid by the taxpayers, and these tax-
payers, are the homes which the
housewives represent.. Do they want
to pay more taxes in order to bring
subsidies buck?
It can be pointed out too, that the
.chief reason for the increase in
prices is the increase in wages made
to the 1iousewive'al husbands. It is
not possible to reduce prices with-
out reducing wages. Would the Can-
adian. housewives agree to reduce
wages, or even to the setting of a
ceiling price • �n wages'?
f ou •e,'If i gh paces reach the
point where the- housewife is unwill-
ing to pay _then -i., or• still worse, un-
able to pay them, the problem will
soon be solved by deflation, which al-
ways follows a serious inflation. But
that Would involve not only 'a redue-
tion in wages, but- depression and
unemployment.
And if'
comes
es
.b eausl .every labor union
that iS too greedy for excessive wag-
es,
ages, and every industry and other
employer that is_ too keen after ex-
cessive
xcessive profits have • brought it about.
Both will be equally -responsible, but
housewives should remember that
profits, generally, are but a small
factor in either price cost or cost
compared to that of wages.
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Abusing Privileges
It is quite evident that some mem-
bers of Parliament are not above
abusing some of their special priv-
ileges. The latest report of the joint
.Senate -Commons Committee • shows
that conclusively.
Any member of parliament is en-
titled to have copies of the speeches
he makes in the House . printed at a
nominal'eharge• by the King's Print-
er to' enable him to distribute them
to his . 'constittients or 'his friends.
That privilege is reasonable and
right, because it helps to keep the
general public in touch.'with the par-
liamentary 'sessions,.
But - the report shows that this,
- privilege is being grossly abused by
some members, and particularly by
one group of the opposition. In re-
cent sessions the demands made up-
on .the King's Printer have been so
heavy that the printing of the of-
ficial proceedings have been so de-
layed and interfered with that fre-
quently outside printing offices have
had to be engaged.
This outside work being . of rush
nature, usually calls for overtime,
• and that added to the charges that
outside plants 'usually assess the
Government for rush work makes it
a very expensive proposition for the
taxpayers. • Why should they pay
for the• political propaganda that
some mem'b'ers pour, not only into
their own constituencies, but often
over the whole Dominion?
Evidence submitted by the special
committee shows' that the principal
offenders, are members of the C.C.F.
party, who have been using public
funds to have their political propa-
" ganda published at a bargain. These
28 • members of the Commons were
responsible for the printing of 295,-
000 copies, . or considerably over
10,000 reprints for each member.
That should ` have 'satisfied the
C.C.F. members, but it didn't. The
report went on to show that changes
were made in the original speeches
of these members, so as to show them
up' in the best possible light. Criti-
cisms and interruptions which were
made when . members were- speaking
on the floor of the House were omit-
ted, and headings • ' were inserted
which Hansard does not permit.
Some members even •had • their pic-
tures printed on the cover;'. and sev-
eral joined their speeches to make
one political pamphlet.
Another charge against these.
practises was, that in spite of .the
fact that many changes -had been
made in these pamphlets, they still
pretended to be an official record of
Hansard by the fact that they came
from the King's printer. '
The committee's report, we are
pleased to note,- recommended that
the business - of Parliament should
have precedence over the reprinting
of member's speeches; that each re-
• print should follow exactly the re-
cord in Hansard; that no special
cover or use of any photo be permit-
ted, and that each reprint should
contain only the speech or speeches.
of a single member.
, Those • recommendations cannot be
carried out too soon. The King's.
printer is a public official and his
time and •the taxpayers' money
should not be spent in' promoting
' political propaganda.
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Still Rattle Along
There are a good many -people in
Ontario whose more or less 'faithful
• family cars hake long since shown
symptoms of decrepid age, and who
can't get a new one.
For a crumb of comfort we ask
such to reflect .. on _.conditions.._ .else
where. And above all, to a State of
the Union, that land of automobiles.
Among, 1,598,734 p-asseriger' auto-
mobiles licensed in the State of Il-
linois since January 1, 1947, were a
40 -year-old Buick, a 1908 Stoddard -
Dayton, a 1909 Brush, and a 1918
Regal.
And all ' of these old tuners • were
licensed for road use, and not as col-
lectors' items or museum pieces.
.'M
(ears ... gone
Interesting items p'14ked front
The #�`s� paeitot' of nal lad
twenty l e yeah alio.
Frorn The Huron Expositor
August it, 1922
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C. F. 'Ooultice, •of Morris Township,.
has received the appointment of Post-
master •for Brussels, to fill the vac-
ancy caused by the death of F. S.
Scott.
The brickwork of the new 'Manse
at Walton is nearly completed. '
- The garden party held in Victoria
Park, Seaforth, on Thursday night,
was a most'successeel affair. The pro-
gram consisted of --several . numbers
by the _Band and, the following tat_
cuts: John Beattie, George Israel,
D. F. McGregor and Jas. G. Mullen,
male quartette; Fred E. Willis, E. W.
Bateman, R. E. Bright, D. L. Reid,
Mona Sills, and George Daly. The
accompanists were. -Mrs. O'Connell, L.
T. DeLaeey and' Miss Hazel Reid. Mr.
Angus More, of McKillop, gave sev-
eral selections on the bagpipes and
also accompanied the' Misses Beatrice
Eberhart, Margaret Kerr, Helen Beat=
tie and Frank Hogg, who were train-
ed by,Mise Mabel Hogg, in their High-
land' dancing.
Miss Dorothy Hutchison has accept-
ed a position on the staff of the Port
Arthur school. •
Mr. Louis Atkinson, of town, is con -
hued to his home with an' attack of
pleurisy.
'First Presbyterian Church choir
held, their annual picnic at Bayfield
R, TWO
'HIL OSIFER oE
LAZA''mEADows
We had just ,finished dinner the
other "day and were taking a bit of
a rest before going out to the held.
The hired man was smoking in the
old rocker oe the back veranda and
I' was stretched out on the sofa. 1
guess you would call it the siesta
hour.
A car drove in the laneway and; a
fat man, wearing a light-colored suit,
got out. He. was huffing and puffing
and the'sweat was pouring -off
I raised up and • sure enough it was
Big Billy Peters. He was the oldest
boy in the Peters• family, and he.went
-away to the city when he was quite
Young. First thing we knew he was
getting along in the world, and here
about two years, ago his picture was
in the. newspaper, sayiag that he had;
just been made the president of some
big outfit with factories all oi'er the
country. " -
We shook hands all the way around
and I introduced ' him to the
hired man. Billy took a chair and
tookoff his hat. It wee one of those
fine white ones that are called Pana-
ma. I've always wanted one of those,
but it always seemed a little foolish
,but
buy one when this old' straw of
mine is ,just as good as new, because
only wear it on Sundays in the sum-
mertime anyhow.
"Phil," Big Billy said, 'I've never
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been so hot in all.' my life. I've put
on a lot of weight these last .few
years and that heat seems to go
right for me. I just got so fed up
today in the office that I drove 'right
on up to the farm. ' Trouble,_is, none
of the folks,• are.,at home."
I told Big Billy' then that the rea-
son for. this was the 'fact that, his
folks were all away at the big Co -Op
picnic at the lake. I thought pos-
'sibly he would go on to the lake. In-
stead of that he sat on and cliatted.,
Mrs, Phil came out with a white pit-
cher in her nd, and asked, him if
be would like a glass of buttermilk.
You should have seen that man drink
buttermilk. The pitcher was cold
from being down in the cellar.
We finally had to go back to the
field. 131g Billy came along with us,
but I noticed him .reach down and
take a fresh eui'dock leaf and stuff
if in the crown of his hat. That was
a, trick for.keeping cool that I had
learned as a boy. and; -'had almost for-
gotten. Big Billy went -on' back to
the river and had: a swim. Then he
went back up to the house and drank
some,, more buttermilk and when.we
came up for supper he was asleep on
the couch on the veranda.
After supper we sat and' chatted,
and finally, and a little reluctantly, he
went back to the city.
n Friday last when a pleasant time : J
as eujoyed. UST A 'SMILE O
Miss Evelyn Kenchen, .of .Owen, • •
Sound, is visiting her., sister, ell's. W.
H. Goidin'g.
Mrs. Langford Chapman and Family
of Goderich, are visiting at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Chapman,
Mrs. W. C. Black, of Vancouver, is
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Cash; Mrs. Black says she
never saw the crops in the Prairie
Provinces look any better.
. ' The annual, picnic .of • St. Thomas'
Church 'Sunday School was held ' at
Jowett's Grove, Bayfield; on Wednes-
day. Among• those winning prizes in.
the races and games were: Mildred
Johnstone, Isabel Archibald, Alice
and, Jessie Archibald,Cora Strong,
Josephine Edge, Helen Merner, Sadie
Hart, Mrs. John Earle, I. C. Archibald,
Walter Bateman, Leonard Brown,
Jack Archibald, Harry 'Workman,
Frank Archibald, Chester Archibald,
Ronald Wilson, George Parke, Willie
Archibald, Harry McLeod.
Itir: Fred Smith and Miss Ellerick,
of Toronto, are guests of Mr.- and
Mrs. Elton Umbach.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Dineen' have
moved into their new home, in Eg-
mondville.
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From The Huron Expositor
July 30, 1897
Little Johnnie Farquharson, of Grey'
Township, had the misfortune to fall
while playing on Saturday and break
his leg. This is the third time he has.
'broken his leg, -besides breaking his
arm once, in four years.
The centre part of Robert Love's,
barn, at Hillsgreen was struck and
splintered by lightning Iast week.
The barn was full of 'hay, but for-
tune it odd not ignite.
Misse Bessie and Beatrice Urqu-
hart ar visiting their grandparents•
in Cha ham.
Two rinks of bowlers went to Lon-
don on Tuesday to compete in the
tournament there. The following com-
posed the rinks: R. Logan, J. Scott,
J. Weir and E. C. Coleman (skip),
and F. Hblmsted, L. C. Jackson, W.
, O.' Reid and W.• K. Pearce (skip).'
Mr. Peter Hawthorne, of the town
line, Hallett,'. has an 'apple tree in his
orchard which is loaded with fruit
and blossoms at the same time.
We notice by the Baily Columbian,
of New Westminster, B.C., that Mr.
Wm. Sloau, who struck it rich at the
Klondyke, has• safely returned to
Nanaimo, B.C.
Miss Morrow, of Stratford, and Mr.
George Boyd and Miss Maggie Noble,
Seaforth, visited in Varna last Sun-
day. ,
At, the annual meeting of the Ep-
worth League' of Christian Endeavor,
held in the Methodist Church, Sea -
forth, tlie' following officers were
elected: Honorary president, Rev, S.
Bond; president, Mrs. W: H. Willis;
lst vice-president, Dr. F. J. Burrows;
2nd , vice-president, Miss M. Bond;
3rd vice-president, Miss A. Daly; 4th
vice-president, Miss H. Williams;
treasurer, Mise B. Crich.
James. Archibald shipped a car' Of
horses to Montreal on Saturday. On
the .same day Mr. George Turnbull
shipped 'some fine horses to Glasgow,.,
The following teachers from this
district attending 'Toronto and Ot-
tawa Normal. Schools have success-
fully passed their exams: Miss Jen-
•nie Ballantyne, Seaforth; Miss Ken-
nie and Miss Agnes Grieve, McKil-
lop; Miss Bell, Hens.all, and Mr. W.
H. Robertson., McKillop.
Mr. George Murdie,' of McKillop,
recently sold to Mr. Elliott, of King-
ston, for shipment, 20 head of heif-
ers two and three years old, which
are generally admitted to be as good
as any that were ever shipped from
Seaforth station.
Miss Laura Bristow, of Hamilton, is
visiting relatives in Egmondville.
"During the first six' months. of •the
year there has been' shipped from
Blyth station 713 tons of 'livestock
s,
and3,062 tons of miscellaneous,
freight.-
On
reight.On Tuesday of last week while_. .a
youti1Iiaieedrfieb iulf 'was handling a
horse along the street in Clinton, the
nimal in play struck out and kicked
him in the face. His cheekbone- was
free tured.
A union Sunday Scheop picnic of
Turner's and Alma schools 'wee held
in Tiros. Townsend's. grove last Fri-
day afternoon. A pleasant afternoon
was spent. •
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"Tell me, pleage,. bow 1 should • go
about getting a start in, the great
game of business.?" ,
"Sell your '~v'rfet "watch, and buy an
alarm elect"
"In this damp weather," she said,
"I'm alwaysvery careful to air my
husband's clothes before ,he goes out
in the morning. I spread out his coat
before the electric fire."
"And what do you do about 'his'
hat?" inquired the visitor.
"Oh, I wear it, all the time I'm cook-
ing the breakfast, was. the reply.
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Shopwalker: "That customer was
hanging around for a long tie, What
did. he- wan to see?"
Pretty assistant (coyly): "Me, Sire"
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"'Was ita case of love at first
sight?"
"'No, second' sight. The first time
he saw her 'he didn't know she had
money."
Dodd: "I notice that in telling
about that fish you caught .you vary
the size for different listeners."
Rodd: "Yes. I sever tell a man
mate than •1 think he'll believe."
-OPEN LETTER TO RATEPAYERS,
OF TUCKERSMITH.. . •
The Hospital Board of •Scott Mem-
orial Hospital has received the report
of the auditors, Brock, Davie and
Dunn. Your hospital opergted at an
estimated loss of $3,700 for this year.
This has been due to higher costs ands
-lack of staff and hospital help.
The ratepayers of the surroundng.
municipalities. are being asked• to ap-
prove a grant to cover • their . share -
of • the operating cost deficit. This
amount is based on' the number of
patient days of the residents. Tuck-
ersmith' portion is.$750, which means
$1.75 to each individual taxpayer.
In .the event Tuckersnith should
not give the grant, residents of Tuck-
ersmith will be charged an extra per
diem amount -to •offset the loss of the
grant. This means you will pay $1.00.'
per •day unless ,the grant is. approved
by Tuckersinitli.' -
The ..Hospital Board. is doing- the
best they can to meet the needs of
this 'community. There is an immedi-
ate need for a larger, better equipped
hospital and • work is progressing'
satisfactorily on a new wing at the
present time. '
We trust this information 'will b'e
of .some •value to you.
W. H. FINNIGAN
"Those •people talked all the time
you were playing. They couldn't 'hear•
a word of your music."
"That's fall right," replied the em-
inent performer. "My music prevent-
ed me from hearing their conversa-
tion." ',
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"Father says will you lend him your
garden roller?" said the small boy.
"Haven't you forgotten something,
my boy?" said the very polite old
geutleman.
"Oh, yes," • was the, blithe reply;
"Father said, `If the old blighter re-
fuses, try next" door'."
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A woman was asked by' the Cus-
toms'• official at the landing post,
"Anything to declare, madam?"
"No," she replied sweetly, "noth-
ing."
.Then, madam," said the official,
"am I to take it that the fur tail, I
see hanging down under your, coat at
the back is really your own?" •
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Seen int e
County Papers
Brother of Postmaster Injured
Joseph' Smite,, et Turnberry Town-
ship, suffered a serious• bead injury'
this week. He was pushing• a wheel-
barrow into the stable'when he slip-,
ped and fell, striking the back of his.
head. He continued his work, but
later was taken ill and examination
showed that he had suffered a hem-
orrhage, which will necessitate 'per- -
fect quietness for a couple of weeks..
Mr. Smith is a brother of Postmaster
A. D. Smith, Bluevale. — Brussels
Post.
Injured As Three Vehicles Collide
Four persons were injured in a car-
truck collision one mile north of
C.landeboye Thursday morning of
last week. A .car driven by Ralph C.
-Smith, $0 Duchess. Avenrue, London,.
was in collision with one driven by
Neil McRann, of R.R. 1, Clandeboye_
Smith suffered a lacerated lip. A
Huron Fan-
e d e r a t i ort Of • n ng,. ofe1Waun e,in hieces Ohio, arrrece received Jean Cac-
ial bruises and an injured left leg_
Agriculture--FarmNews • Passengers with McRann were Wm,
• Gladyschuk, 31, who suffered 'a pos-
sible fractured right arm and Mrs..
Carl O'Neil, ' an injury to her left
arm. After the two cars hit, the•
Smith car bounced into a Hanover
Transport truck, which left the 'high-
way, crashed through a fence, and
stopped in an adjoining field. It wee-
driven,
addriven, by Arthur Griffiths, of Clin-
ton, with Gordon Harkness, also of
Clinton, as helper. Both escaped in-
jury.—Exeter Times Advocate. '
A 'Spray That Dogs anti Cats. Shun
Ornamental 'ilants on front porch-
es, flowers and shrubs in the front
garden, and the corner -posts of porch-
es may be protected from damage by
dogs and 'cats by the simple use of a•
dilute nicotine spray. _The spray is
harmless but its smell •is very offen-
sive to cats and dogs, even when ap-
plied so thinly that person's are una-
ware. of its presence. •
The name of the material is nico-
tine sulphate and may be bought at
any seed or drug store. The spray' is
prepared by mixing one-half teaspoon
of, the nicotine sulphate with one gal-
lon of water. This makes .the mix
ture strong enough for 'ord'inary cir-
cumstances. The spray evaporates
and should • be renewed ..after rain,
otherwise in good' weather spraying
every two weeks is• sufficient. Once
they have sniffed the spray, the dogs
will patronize the other side of the
road in their favori-te rambles 'round
the town. Sprayed on'smell pieces of
wood, the nicotine will prevent cats.
from making their nightly boudoirs
among the rows of the prettiest
flowers -4n the back -garden plots.
Roasters ForMarket
When rearing chickens to roasting
size, certain .practices ••are advisable
so as to obtain the most profit. The
scarcity of protein feeds• emphasizes
the need to use other sources; usually
available on farms. By supplementing
a simple and cheap ration with alfal-
fa and skim milk, cockerels under
test :at the Dominion 'Experimental
Station at Harrow, Out., showed a
higher rate of growth than did birds
deprived Of these supplements, says
'W. Mountain, Head Poultryman,
Good pasture, skim milk or ,butter-
milk, and early morning freedom to
search for insects before the 'heat of
the day, do much to promote growth.
Overcrowding, fighting and, vermin
are common, though easily rectified,
causes of retarded growth.
With . heavy breeds the most rapid
•gains are made during the first five
months. Two or three• weeks more
-onwet fattening mash will provide
the ice finish preferred by the con-
surnier.
During Alio fattening period' exer-
cise should be" reduced by confining
the birds to penis, or if time is avail-
able, fattening crates' provide .an ev-
en better environment for maximum
gains and finish.
Dry picking presents a dreseed• bird
with its natural bloom unimpaired., al
,though• --the,- . semi clad'•-method---whenr
properly applied, is accepted by some
markets for quick sale. -The grading
'of chickens is based largely on ap-
pearance . and the 'blemishes caused
by bverscalding may cause an other-
wise choice carcase to fall in a lower
grade,
The peeper .feeds, methods of rear-
ing and preparation of tabic chicken
are explained in detail in literature
furnished on request from the Domin-
ion 'Department. of Agriculture, 01•+
taWa.
New Hulletin pre Home Canning f=ree
With It the eanrng and presr i
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season in full swing, a timely pubh
cation' 'is .now available from the
Dominion Department of Agriculture.
It is entitled "Home Canning 'of Fruits
and Vegetables" and was prepared by
the Consumer Service of the Depart-
ment. It answers most of the ques-
tions likely to arise when canning
fruits or vegetables, or making jams
and jellies, pickles and relishes.
Tbe section on canning indicates
the equipment required, and explains
every step to take until"• the fruit or
vegetable is processed, sealed,. in the
containers and ready to be stored for
future use. The chance of error, is
reduced to a minimum by the.inclu-
sion of 'a processing. time table giv-
ing full. instructions for the prepara-
tion of each kind, of fruit end vege-
table and, the time , required- for pro-
cessing. `.
The sections dealing -with the pre-
'paration Of jams and conserves, jel-
lies; pickles• and relishes are dealt
with in similar. way, and the reader
can tell at a glance how to .go about
preparing and processing ,the product
required. Recipes, which have been
carefully tested, are also given for a
number of jams and pellies made
from a combination of different fruits
such 'as' cantaloupe and peach jam,
grape ,ane pear jam, choke cherry
'and apple' jelly, and several recipes
appear for pickles and relishes.
Many of the problems ,which ,arise
in canning and preserving are 'an-
swered in the final section 'under",the
caption "Questions and Answers." A
glance through this, section before
starting would well repay the house-
wife, for it contains suggestionewhich
help in producing a first-class, long -
keeping product 'a'nd one of which the
housewife can be justly proud, and
of which the members' of the 'house-
hold will doubtless show their approv-
al. -
A eopy of the bulletin may be ob-
tained free• on request to the Domin-
ion Department of Agriculture, Ot-
tawa. Ask for Publication 7889.
Red Clover Seed
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W In its first seed report for 1947-48,
the Plant Products Division, Domin-
ion Department of Agriculture says
that 'the -acreage of red clover retain.
ed for seed in Ontario and -Quebec is
not expected to show any marked
change, but In British Columbia and
Saskatchevean reports indicate that
more interest is being taken in red
clover seed production. Consequent -
.1y, acreage will probably 'be increase
.-ed-•semew•irate--over.•that--of' 1946.. ----.'-
Many+ Prairie farmers, the report
points out, are finding that red; clover
is • more likely to give a consistent
seed than alfalfa, and there. appears,
to be a trend towards red clover in
the Prairie Provinces and British
Columbia. Overall production eef red
clover; however, may not reach the
eight million pound mark realized in
1946. . .
Boil Conservation
Farmland erosion .on the - water,
h
s•edsi c
s des ribed;u
by Hugh H. Hen,
nett, ,Chief o>' the . Soil Conservation
(Oontintted on •i'a8'e .3);
Ninetieth Birthday '
Congratulations to Mrs. John Es-
sery, of 'Centralia, who ,on Wednes-
day 'observed her 90th birthday. On
Tuesday, the members of the Centra-
lia Women's Missionary .'S'ociety, of
which she is the honorary -'resident„
gathered at her 'home to honor the
occasion. They presented her with .a
beautiful bouquetes of roses and del-
phinni'ems and following their •regi-
lar meeting enjoyed a social hour (iv -
I er the tea cups having provided a
dainty cake. eeith• "Happy Birthday"'
• on 'it. 'I'he immediate members , of
the family celebrated the occasion'
Wednesday evening.—Exeter Times:-
Advocate.'
imes-Advocate,'
Stitches Required To Close Wound'
Medical aid and several stitches
were required to mend a face wound:
suffered last week by Mr. Leonard'
Cook, of East Wawaeosh. The acci-
dent occurred whet" Mr. Cook was:
assisting his son, Russell, to, circle
some wood. A stick flew from the
saw, striking Mr. ,Cook,_ on the jaw,
and opening a nasty cut just below'
the mouth. The impact knocked, Mr.
Cook down, but not out. He was
brought to Dr. Draper's offitie ire`
Blyth where several stitches' were re-
quired to close the wound. It is heal-
ing nicely and apart from a very sore'
jaw Mr. Cook is none the worse for -
the mishap._.,•'Blyth Standard...
' Leaving Bank Staff
Patrons of the local branch of the'
Canadian Bank of Commerce will re-
gret to learn that Miss. Betty Fair --
service, for the past six years an
employee, is vacating her. position on.
'Saturday. Miss Fairs:ervice started;
as junior in the bank six years ago'
this corning August. She has been .
teller for the past four. years, Ar. •
rangements for a transfer " to this.
branch, or the taking on• of a 'junior,:
has not yet been connpletede—Blyth'
Standard. "
Fire bestroys Oil Tank
About '2;15 Monday afternoon fire -
broke but in the fuel oil storage yards.
of tile_ Smith _Storage -"Co: •-at ,eliftordr •
"which are situated close to the Cana-
dian National Railway station, eThe•
fire was caused when Orlando
Schmidt, an employee, went into the
pump hoose and started the pump
engine lit preparation to filling his
truck with fuel oil, and' the engine
backfired. Mr. Schmidt ' was badly
burned about the bands and his
cl•gthes •were ignited, bue bystanders
managed to extinguish the flames,
Tbe fire was confined) to a 500 -gallon .
storage tank of fuel oil and the pump
Mime, both ,of which were complete -
1 destroyed, ur-
Tho .tank was •s
ya
rounded by three other tanks con-"
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