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SEAPORTH, Friday, September 16
Restrictions Again
The recent announcement by
Chairman Robert H. Saunders, of
the Ontario Hydro -Electric Power
Commission, that hydro users could
anticipate reintroduction of restric-
tions at the end of September, dis-
pels any doubts as to the power pic-
ture in Ontario. While construction
now in progress and projected is ex-
pected to ultimately result in a suf-
ficient quantity of power for day-to-
day use during the critical fall and
winter period, it is apparent that
that happy day is not yet at hand.
While it is encouraging from the
standpoint of the average consumer
that the power position is such that
only dim-outs may be needed in the
immediate future, there is no assur-
ance that before winter is over re-
strictions as severe as those in effect
last year will not be required.
In the meantime, and until con-
struction catches up with demand,
there is nothing for the consumer to
do but co-operate wholeheartedly in
observing whatever regulations may
be in effect from time to time. Only
in this way can the limited power
available be used to the best advant-
age of all.
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Immunization Week
The present week has been set
aside as National Immunization
Week. It is a period during which
we can all reflect on the advantages
which have accrued to all ages and
classes as a result of the medical dis-
coveries that during recent years
have made immunization possible.
At the same time, we can all take
positive steps to ensure that we all
are taking full advantage of the im-
munization program that is avail-
able to us.
Last year 85 Canadians died from
diphtheria, a disease about which a
great deal is known, a disease which
can be prevented. Diphtheria toxoid
is almost 100 per cent effective. It
is safe and easily administered. Nor
is it a procedure limited to those in
fortunate circumstances. Toxoid
immunization is provided free of
charge at public health clinics, or for
a small sum from the family physi-
cian. Yet 85 persons died last year
in Canada from diphtheria.
Last year 155 Canadian children
lost their lives to whooping cough.
Whooping cough, too, is largely pre-
ventable. Whooping cough vaccina-
tion given in infancy can greatly re-
duce the number of cases and the
severity of this most deadly of all
children's diseases. Yet 155 lives
were lost.
Medical science admittedly lacks
many answers where diseases like
polio are concerned. But medical
science has the answers for diph-
theria and whooping cough. Yet
more lives were lost from each of
these diseases than from polio. This
Shameful situation can only- be rem-
edied by public education. It is for
this. reason that communities are
urged to support the seventh ob-
servance of National Immunization
eek, sponsored by the Health
I,eag(e of Canada from September
th td 17th.
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�!nnrek ing Gan Not' Do
f
nerpthrng
'his district is as interested as any
In Canada in the scientific rain -
g experiments that have been
ess in this and other coun-
ttingrecent yew's, Rain in-
scienttif Bally would have been
icularl valuable during the past
summer, when, on , facemienserep
suffered and pastures were. parch
through. laelx of rain.,
the rainmaking process, clouds''
are induced to givellp their moisture
and send down rain when they- are
seeded with dry ice tossed from an
airplane overhead. Results obtained
so far have encouraged the hope that
man ear► -.a a weather in a way
�,�,.ect �+•
to produce great benefits.
To visualize the possible benefits
given district, any one need only
recall. that. often the margin between
a bumper crop and a disastrous fail-
ure is represented by a few inches of
rain.
As the Winnipeg Free Press points
out, there is good reason to expect
great things from rain -making ex-
periments. Adding a word of cau-
tion, the Free Press says:
"But the scientists themselves are
the first to warn us not to expect too
much. An indication of what the dry
ice treatment will do and what it will
not do was given by a Canadian sci-
entist and a U.S. scientist recently to
the United Nations conservation con-
ference at Lake Success.
"The Canadian, Mr. J. L. Orr, of -
the National Research Council, said
that in 24 per cent of all the Cana-
dian experiments, rain had hit the
ground. In selective tests using only
super -cooled cumulous clouds, re-
sults had been 43 per cent effective.
"The word of caution came from
Dr. Vincent J. Schaefer, the United
States pioneer in this field. It was a
reminder that before rain can be
generated there must be clouds—and
the right kind of clouds. So far
there was no evidence to indicate
that men would be able to break a
drouth prevailing either under
cloudless skies or clouds holding too
little water.
"Thus for the near -desert areas of
the west where these conditions are
the rule, this rain -making technique
provides little or no hope. But for
the rest of the country, which often
gets rain ,clouds but no rain, the dry
ice experiments seem to hold prom-
ise."
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NO CARD, NO BREAD
(W. L. Clark, in Windsor Star)
Without a ration card in Soviet
Russia, no one can buy bread or food.
' Hence, if the local Soviet Commissar
wants to discipline anyone, all he has
to do is threaten to take away the
ration card. Or, if he cracks down
harder, he can take away the card.
That would deprive the individual of
food.
By retaining control of the bread
and food, the Kremlin compels the
citizens to forfeit their freedom in
• return for sustenance. It is a cruel
and effective way to whip tens of mil-
lions of people into line.
If Canada were ever taken over
by the Communists, all freedom
would be gone, just as it has vanish-
ed in Russia. It's as well to keep that
always in mind.
iilY Hale+ J*Boyi!
The traedy of sons wor log on to get married• and start up for MY
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a •farm for years, Baiting -for their self, but he kept an talking aboUk•
lathers to give -tho.Isl a chance to 'how he hadtaller. over the tam,,
start up for themselves is some- only when .ilial father died."
thing' which happens all, too fre- Last week in• the village I no
gtteptiy in rural . placed.' ,X ,Suppose Beed a new sign hanging over the
the 'acme thing appliesu where service station at. the . corner, 71t
fathers operate factories or certain said "Alex Maedonald, Lessee?
business establishments, but I am Everybody in sight was talking
only familiar with the farm cases. about the fact that Alex had made
Jim Macdonald' has six., hundred the break trent home. TheY,.
acres of land in our township. couldn't understand how he would'
There are three barns • en it and leave the 'home place for the Un-.
two good 'houses and a smaller certainties of running a service
house that cu 1d easily be fixed station, particularly in view of the.
up. His oldest boy is twenty-nine fact that every corner in the vii:
and the younger lad is twenty-four. lage seems to have sprouted a ser -
They stopped s'c'hool when they vice station in the past tiro years.
were just starting to high school. I knew why. When I met Jim
They have worked very hard and later on to the week he, was as
the Macdonald Places are• actually stern and straight as ever,driving
show places in the township. up the Main Street and net, look.
The older boy, Alex, started go- ing at the service station with.
ing with a girl two years ago and studied unconcern. Later in the
I know that he wants to get mar- hotel I said to him, "To bad about
tied. He came to our threshing Alex leaving like that!" A flicker
and his trace was long and sort of of pain seemed to cross his face.
grim. He shrugged his shoulders for a moment and then he said
in an attitude of defeat, and said, slowly, "What's wrong with this
"The _old man tore into me last generation? They want to get out
night when I asked him about tak- and make fools of themselves. I
ing over the 'Macfarlane place. He tell you, Alex will be glad to come
wanted to know why I was, unhap- back some day and work with us
py and said that when he died he on the farms."
was going to leave everything to The tragedy was that I knew
Jack and myself. I tried my best that no matter what happened,
to explain to him that I wanted Alex would not go back.
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"THEY'RE NOT TALKING"
(Hamilton Spectator)
For nearly fifteen minutes the
other night in Toronto, seven teen-
aged hoodlums punched and kicked
a prostrate 120 -pound boy as he lay
on the ground of a parking lot.
The performance was watched by
residents of the district, then the
gang got in a jalopy and went on
their way.
That's hardly worth space in the
press these days. It's plain routine;
not real news. But as its goes on,
and the type of courage displayed by
these contemptible juvenile thugs
registers on the public mind, it is at
least shutting up with extraordinary
force the spluttering sentimentalists
and apostles of "self-expression"
who are the main cause of it all.
You don't hear now about the need
for buying off these fine young Can-
adians with movie halls, lollypops
and lessons in. Esperanto or Dutch,
or the danger of "frustrating" them
through making them obey the com-
minutes laws. The public knows
the only medicine that will stop them
and is beconmingincreasingly fed up
with the apparent inability of the
authorities to dish it out.
There is only the consoling "self -expressionists" dente that the f _.-e�cpress. ionists"
have hiked for cover and are not like-
ly to come out.
They dont dare.
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• Just A Smile Or Two
"The instrument man is here
again, madam."
"Tell him to take a chair."
"He's already taken three chairs
and the living -room sofa, madam."
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Nobody seemed to take much no-
tice of Brown. He tried to get in
a word now and then, but some-
body with a stronger voice always
took command of the conversation.
At Last the ,talk turned on the
subject of dogs and Brown felt
sure that his chance would come,
for he owned a dog of which he
was proud.
"There are some dogs," remark.
ed Robinson, "that have more in-
telligence than their masters."
"That's' quite right," said Brown,
"I've got one like that."
lwo-gN c,reee: was fast Olt cif
r#w • I ':shot *As! at mos:
finks ASee • 1,is an Fos.
eye Was bright . becaute., !4!0
late plenty of fresh Bele slaw
•p8.rwtwr t!. N ori.i4 ryas# �K• �t�t�M4
Farm ;,'Bolsi d
Kr* r ilium k3,. Brown bas dis-
vrr
posed of Isis farm on the 11th can
"ceasip,,ot, orris Towhip
ns, to Mr.
deorge k eskit�, w o gets POsses-
aion next March 10The farm, cont
prises x00 acrs�.. Birth Stancard
on Northern Tour
John W. Hanna is one of the '2$
Members 'of the..Ontario
.Legisla4
tu'e touring Northern Qnto7rio. rite
.gays the trip 'la extremely intereet
'ing. and that the north Icountry"'is•
`developing fast.—Wingham tAd�
Vance -,Times.
Injures Hand and Arpp,
1Vlichael Schiestel, of Teeswater,
was admitted 'to the hospital after
an accident While sawing at, Gor-
den 'Litt'a ••sawmill. Ilecaught his
left ,arm in a cirenter saw, serious-
ly injuring MMS innid,•and- fractur-
IJng his arm. Three fingers and his
thumb°were amputated, as a result.
—Wingham Advance -Times.
She: "My sin is vanity. I spend
hours admiring Amy good looks."
'He: "That isn't vanity, that's
imagination."
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A British call-up doctor had to
examine two young Englishmen
who had been called up. One of
them wore a truss, and for various
reasons he was rejected. His pal,
hearing of his friend's success, and
being a slacker, went the next day
for Ms examination and borrowed
his friend's truss. "How long
have you worn this truss?" asked
the medical examiner. "Five
years," he replied. "Well," said
the M.O., "if you can wear a truss
upside down for five years you will
be just the man to ride a tank in
the Armoured !Corps."
Huron Federation of ••
Agriculture Farm News
A Woodlot Can Be Profitable
The farm woodlot has • proved
over and over again to be a good
investment, and wherever possible
every farmer should have his own
reforestation or conservation plan.
Most farmers have an area of
rough or strong land that would
produce more revenue as a wood -
lot if properly cared for, than as
rough pasture. It is on record
that one farmer who followed good
woodlot practice, and who kept re-
cords of everything removed, found
that the land in bush was produc-
ing sufficient revenue to pay the
rent of the farm.
In the management of a woodlot
it is important to observe one or
two things. Cattle should not be
allowed to graze in the bush, be-
cause they destroy all the young
growth which protects the roots of
the trees from drying out. When
cutting wood for fuel, it is advis-
able to remove all dead trees, and
in order to findthem when snow
has fallen in winter, it is a good
plan to mark their location during
the summer. It is also good prac-
tice to remove undesirable species
of trees, such as ifonwood, which
do not produce trunks satisfactory
for making into lumber. The same
applies to crooked and misshapen
trees which occup space that
could be utilized for growing
straight trees of good lumber var-
ieties.
Gilts or Sow For Herd Breeding
ears . c one;
interesting Items Ricked 'From
The Huron Expositor of Twen=
ty-five an Fifty Years Ago..'
From The Huron Expositor
September 12,.1924
At5the mid -summer examinations
of Toronto Conservatory of Music.
the following pupils residing in
this district passed the following
examinations: Intermediate grade,
Miss E. Naftel, Goderich; Miss E.
Snider, Brucefield; Junior Grade,
Mrs. W. McLaren, Hensall; Miss
E. Fisher, Kippen; Primary Grade,
Miss Jean Murdoch, Brucefield;
Miss J. Bonthron, Hensall; Miss
E. Cook, Goderich; Preliminary
Grade, Albert Salter, Clinton; Nor-
ris Rozell, Clinton.
Mrs. J. L. Dorsey left on Tues-
day for her 'home in Duluth, after
a month's visit with friends and
relatives in this vicinity,
weight, while others use 800 l 900
pounds, there is no question as to
the litter from which gilts should
be retained for breeding. Compro-
mises will be necessary as some
litters grade high, but eat a lot
of feed, and others eat less but do
not grade as well. The gilts saved
should be of good type and from
litters that were better than the
herd average if improvement is to
be expected.
The sows retained in the herd
should be those which have dem-
onstrated their ability to produce
large thrifty litters of easy feed-
ing, high quality bacon pigs.
The question of whether to breed
from gilts or mature sows is one
on which experimental evidence
shows considerable difference of
opinion. Some farmers follow the
practice of breeding only from
gilts but the majority use mature
sows or a balance of mature sows
and gilts. Possibly the answer is
contained in this relative. popular-
ity.
The reasons generally put for-
ward for breeding only from gilts,
are their lighter feed consumption,
and because if any prove barren,
they can be turned off to market
before they exceed bacon weights
—even though they may be extra
heavies. Results at the Dominion
Experimental Station, Lacombe,
Alta., however, indicate that ma-
ture sows wean stronger, heavier
igs and average about one pig
more per litter. These are im-
portant considerations when ec'on-
only of production is so closely re-
lated to the number of strong,
thrifty pigs weaned, says J. 0:
5tothart of the Lacompe Station.
More iitnportant than the' ques-
tion of gilt or sow, is the quality
and capacity of the individual fe-
males that. make up the herd and
the choice of replacements. Some
gilts will outyield certain mature
sows, and vice versa, but the real
probleth in developing the breeding
herd is to keep only the older sows
which have proved themselves and
choose gilts that will improve •f ire-
duction in succeeding generati'ens,•
Sonne farmers say they have not;
the. time to watch the feed bin and
eolapate the relative economy Of
different litters, but when some
pigs go to market and .grade !risk;
after using only, 000 td 000 oupde
of feed from weaning to market.
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From The Huron Expositor
" September 8, 1899
Miss Annie Brett, daughter of
R. N. Brett, left on Monday for
Huntsville, where she will be en-
gaged as teacher in one of the de-
partments of the public school of
that town.
On Monday, Labor Day, there
were 200 tickets sold for Stratford
and 50 for Toronto at Seaforth sta-
tion.
W. Brownell, son of Mr. 'Sydney
Brownell, of town, has been ap-
pointed to a position on the teach-
ing staff of the Stratford Business
College.
T IN�f•' Choir Gowns
h members of the Wlughanu '
'ignited, Church choir looked very'
egg a1Ct in their •new�„ wines;. coIoredi.
gowns sin ;Sunday' The gowAis are'
made' of -a" li ht weight •ltengaline'
and,: the bri>f t 'color harmonizes'
'with the . gang's!; ehurch color
echeme Cluude Vincent, Qf Dante -
mouth, N S., filed tiro choir's or-
der, ,very:`!promptly„' and ,. ttisfao-
torily. A choir • of forty mentbere
turned out tp greet ; ; lr, Allen,; Ben
nett; 'the .nea>P•,orgaltlst nud, choir
Returning To England
'Mrs. G. Wilson is sailing pack
to England, leaving Friday after
a three months' 'visit with her
daughter and son-inlaw, Mr. and
Mrs. Max Harness. Mrs. Wilson
is going back with very happy
memories being much impressed
with the abundance of food and no
rationing in Canada. Mr. and Mrs.
Max Harness will wish her bon,
voyage from London and will then
leave for a week's vacation at
North Bay.—Exeter Times -Advo-
cate.
leader of Wingha n 'United Ohurch..
Wingham Advance•TiMea
To Attend r, Rhode's College
Bill Armstrong, on of - Mrs.-
Grate
rs_Grate Armstrong, left Wednesday
for Vancouver, .B.C., where he will.
attend Rhode's College, an 'R.C.A..
F. School. Bill, who graduated-
from high school last year, recent-
ly received his admission papers -
from the academy which selects
students throughout the :Dominion:
for officer training in the R:C.A.F.
A number of Bill's friends held a
farewell party for hint on Tuesday
night and Rev. H. Mahoney pre-
sented
reseated him with a leatherkit on:
behalf of the boys. .Exeter Times -
Advocate.
Harvesters 'Leave For West
Two dozen men from Huron
County left on Saturday from the
National Employment Office, God-
erich, bound for Winnipeg and
other Western Canada,. points as
harvesters. They were: Fred Mc-
Gregor, R.R. 5, Clinton; Orby Cook,
R.R. 3, Goderich; Miles and Fred
Marshall, R.R. 1, Blyth; Donald
Watt, R.R. 1, Blyth; Eugene Har-
vey, R.R. 1, Goderich; Ivan and
Willard Benneweis, R.R.' 1, Born-
holm; Roy Birchill, R.R. 5, Brus-
sels; Fred Walsh, R.R. 1, Varna;
John Grundy, R.R. 1, Centralia;
Harold McCallum, R.R. 1, Walton;
Robert and Calvin Hulley, R.R. 2,
Walton; Wm. Hull, R.R. 4, Brus-
sels; William and Robert Buchan-
an, R.R. 3, Blyth; John Cook, R.R.
1, Belgrave; Gordon Mason, R.R. 3,
Blyth; Allan Barbour, R.R. 2, Luck -
now; Ken Redmond, Wingham;
James Greaves, Dungannon; Jas.
Watt, R.R. 1, Blyth; John Ryks, R.
R. 5, Goderich.
Clint Hodgins Seen On TV
Television was the means of re-
cording the success of a district.
boy who is making a name for
himself on the harness horse cir-
cuits in the States. Last week -end
Mr. and Mrs. Reg. Beavers were'
viewing the races from the Long;
Island raceway, when announcer
Clem McCarthy called out the'
name of Clandeboye's Clint Hodg-
ins as driver in one of the sulkies.
The Beavers' watched the race•
with keen interest and were able•
to follow Clint throughout the mile.
Before the evening was over they
saw him in a second race. -Exeter
Times -Advocate.
Successful At C.N.E.
Competing at the Canadian Na-
tional Exhibition last Thursday,
Robert Wallace was quite success-
ful Showing in the small white'
and the broad -breasted bronze -
classes, Mr. Wallace walked off
with four firsts and four seconds
out of eight entries. This Is the
third year the Wallace Turkey
Farm has competed at the C.N.E.;
and on each occasion has been
very successful, a fact which
speaks well for the product. Mr.
Wallace was accompanied to To-
ronto by his son, .Alvin, and a'
neighbor, George Nesbitt.—Blyth
Standard.
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Peonies Move Best in September
September is the best month to
divide andtransplant peonies, but
they should not be moved more
often than once in five years, ,un-
less there is special reason for do-
ing so. Choose a fine day for dig-
ging up the plants and take care
not to damage the roots, which in
a large plant may go down a foot
or more. The leaves of the plant
should be cut off before starting
to dig and the loose earth removed
from the roots which shouldbe
exposed to 'the air for a few hours.
Wash off all the soil with water.
Examine the root carefully to
see where it can be divided, with
as little damage to the tuber as
possible: A very large clump can
be divided by forcing a digging
fork down into the centre, but
smaller ones can be forced apart
by hand. Each division must con-
sist if a tuber with two or three
eyes, but divisions with six or sev-
en eyes are better for the' aver-
age gardener.
Before planting the ground
should be well dug and if possible
some well -rotted manure added
and well mixed. in. The root
should be placed so that there is
about two inches of soil above the
crown. Too deep planting is fre-
quently the cause of peonies not
blooming. A mulch should be put
on the first year after the ground
has frozen, but when the plants
are well established no much is'
necessary. The leaves should be
out back each fall and burned in
order to destroy any disease germs
which may be present.
Fewer Acres, But Greater Returns
The Agricultifral Engineering
Division of the Experimental
Farms Service, Dominion • Depart-
ment of Agriculture, has cast a
comparative eye on census returns
for 1881 and 1941 and has noted,
some striking contrasts between
the two sets of .figures. Chalices
are the contrasts will be even more
striking when the 1951 census ie
eotnplete.
The rural population of Eastern
Canada was 300,000 greater in 1941
than it was in 1881.
But the rural population of Bast -
ern Canada amounted to only 41
per cent of .the total population In
1941, compared With 14 per cent
in 1881.
The tiutn'oer of farms in 9lastern
Canada ii+itlt 100200, 200.200 and
over 880 ares each waa greater in
1941 !than It was in 1881.
(Continued Mk Fag I)
#'s a good idea
to have a dittiCe,
SUPPOSE you have what you feel is a good opportunity
which calls for bank credit. If one bank cannot see it
your way, or if you think you can get a better deal
elsewhere, you're free to "shop around".
Banks compete to serve the most diversified needs,
no matter how special7zed any of them may be ....
personal, business, or farm loans, money transfers,.
collections — to name just a few.
More than 95 out of 100 bank loan applications'
are decided "right in the field" -- in the branches — by -
bank managers who take a personal interest in
serving their customers' individual requirements..
"Banks compete to
serve the most
diversified needs."
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