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The Huron Expositor, 1951-12-14, Page 21 T Q w THE HURON PXPOSITOH • THE HURON EXPO ITOB Established' 1860 A. Y.1VIeLean, Editor Published at Seaforth, Ontario, ev- ery Thursday afternoon by McLean Bros. Member of Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association. PHONE 41 Authorized as Second Claes Mail Post Office Department, Ottawa SEAFORTH, Friday, December 14 Doctor of the Year The American Medical Association recently selected the "Family Doctor of the year." He is Dr. Albert C. Yader, of Goshen, Ind., who is 84 years old, and for nearly fifty years has` practised medicine in the same town. If Dr. Yoder is the "Family Doc- tor of the Year" in the United States, then surely in Huron County we have a practising physician who is entitled to be named "Doctor of' the Year" for Canada. Perhaps we should go further than that and say for North "America. Dr, John W. S haw, who Iast July celebrated his ninetieth birthday, be- gan the practise of medicine in Clin- ton in 1891. For sixty years he has continued to look after a large prac- tice in Clinton and surrounding dis- trict. Not satisfied to care for the health of many of the citizens of a large area, and over so many years, Dr. Shaw has during his sixty years in Clinton continued .to take a lead- ing part in every community activ- ity. At ninety he is just as interest- ed in the problems and the people of Clinton as he was thirty or forty years ago. We are satified there will be noth- ing but approval if we nominate Dr. Shaw as "Doctor of the Year," and extend to him best wishes for con- tinued service to his community. • Where Food Production Is Most Needed One of the most important inter- national agencies established under the United Nations—the Food and Agriculture Organization — is at- tempting to find practical means of increasing farm output in the under- nourished countries of the world. One aspect of the wide problem of. how to increase over-alI food supplies in such areas, that of the immediate improvement in farm output, is con- cerning F.A.O. In his report laid before the sixth F.A.O. conference recently in session at Rome, Mr. Norris Dodd, director- general of the organization, pointed to this disturbing fact: Food production has risen mater- ially since the war, but most of the increase has been in the countries that were already high producers. Though total world production (in- cluding fish) is now some nine per cent greater than the average in the five-year period 1934-38, the number of people is 12 per cent greater. One obvious difficulty is that food supplies are not evenly distributed. Those populations which were well fed before the war have as much to- day as they had then, or more. Most of those who were hungry then are at least as hungry as ever. On the production side, it is esti- mated that ..total output on all foods in North America in 1950-51 was 150 per cent of the pre-war period 1934- 38; in Latin America, 120 per cent; in Africa and the Near East, 119 per cent; in Oceania, 108 per cent; in the Far East, 98 per cent; and in Europe (excluding Russia) 95 per cent. Such comparisons do not tell the whole story by any means. Moreover, they are not related to need. One conclu- sion to be drawn is that, even leav- ing growth of population out of ac- count, the Far East is making no headway at all. Mr. Dodd has now proposed that F.A.O. should embark 'on a ten-year program to stimulate food produc- tion in' the Far East and all other Ianderveloped regions. He believes it should set its sights on a 15 per cent increase for the five-year period end- ing in 195$ and a further 20 per cent for the next fire years. These pro- posals thus call for a total food pro- duction increase for the ten-year per- iod of some 35 per cent above 1952- 53 levels in the underdeveloped reg- ions. Mr. Dodd's suggestions involve sev- eral steps, of which the most import- ant is that there must be a great ex- pansion of agricultural extension: services designed eventually to reach every community. No program of this kind is of any use unless it be put into effect at the farm level. �t wilI not be enough to show farmers in the backward areas what modern techniques can accomplish. Nor will it be enough to awaken their interest to the point where they are willing to make the prodigious effort required—it amounts to an agricul- turaI revolution. Before there can be real results, these farmers must be provided with modern equipment. In turn, the countries concerned must be helped to supply it. This is a task which will engage North America and other industrialized regions for many years, if the aims of greatly ex- panded food production elsewhere are to be realized. • Canada's Future The London Times is not a news- paper easily given to extravagant or careless statements. On the contrary, it has a world-wide reputation for careful, consistent opinion. In a re- cent comment on Canada The Times remarkel: "It would not be exces- sively daring to speculate whether, in the distant future, Canada may not rival the United States as her still undeveloped resources exceed those of the republic as markedly as her present population falls short." This may on the surface appear to many Canadians to be a friendly ex- aggeration. At the same time, Cana- dians often are given to understat- ing their own achievements and who are a people too occupied with today's trees to properly see the forest of to- morrow. To the end that the Times impartial comment may have the re- sult of drawing the attention of Can- adians to the country's potentialities, it is a valuable statement. There is little doubt that the future of Can- ada as one of the world's greatest states is barely appreciated by many of its citizens as yet. What Other Papers Say: Irritating and Dangerous (Port. Arthur News -Chronicle) One of the most irritating things for the pedestrian is the motor driver who approaches a red dight at a speed which indicates no intention to stop and tren jams on his brakes only in time to 'block the way for the pedes- trian who is trying to use the cross walk with the green light in)is fav- or. It is an experience not infre- quent but almost common. • Careless Hunters (Winnipeg Free Press) The dismay of farmers and other rural citizens when the deer hunting seasons opens can be readily under- stood. Every year there seems to be a "lunatic fringe" among hunters who violate all the rules of good sportsmanship and cause endless an- noyance to farmers and the game authorities. The sad fact seems to be that some are not to be trusted with guns in their hands. They make no proper attempt to identify targets, but seem to blaze away whenever they see something moving, killing livestock and endangering the lives of every human in the surrounding area. Every year brings its quota of woundings and killings of humans by irresponsible persons who do not seem to realize the danger of a high- power rifle when carelessly handled. It may well be that stiffer penalties for violation of the game laws should be put on the statute books, It seems evident also that law enforcemen agencies have tended to be overly lenient in these affairs. Admittedly it is hard to police hunters operating over wide areas of the province in the shooting season. But some stiff penalties imposed where more flag- rant game violations are discovered would Work to curb irresponsible be- havior among hunters/ Alberta -A Debtless Province (By R. J. Deachman) The Province of Alberta is pros- perous. Providehce gave it a hand- out. In the old days when I lived there it had its spasms of tough times. Let me say this for it, de- spite hard times, dry- seasons, oc- casional frosts and other difficul- ties, it kept a stiff upper ap and always hung up the sign, "Next year will be the best year yet," and generally was! These ebullient feelings never died. There was something in the atmosphere which kept things go- ing. It was not alone in the char- acter of'the people, nor yet wholly in bhe climate. True, the air was vibrant. Then if you palled your cap down over your ears, shaded Your nose with your mitts, braced yourself against the cold, you warmed up as yon marched along, convinced always, that this was the best of all possible worlds. The only ones. who didn't speak well of Alberta right from the start were those who thought that sunshine al- ways meant heat and warmth and that nipped ears were quite impos- sible under an Alberta sun — it wasn't. so_ Now there's something else in Alberta whicb gives the dweller in the land of the Chinook a new vi- sion. Premier Manning suggests that by good government—he may be thinking of his own government —it is not impossible that Alberta, most blessed of all provinces, per- haps of all the countries in the world, may reach the time when it will have no debts, no taxes. Pub- lish it net in the East — they wouldn't believe it, but it may be true. Is this possible? Yes! Nowhere else in the. world, so far as I know could one look forward with any certainty to such a hope, but in the sunshine province there is nothing which lies outside the boundaries of the possible. It is, however, limited to provincial taxes. It would be foolish to contend that Ottawa would lift the federal in- come fax now applied to Alberta. There are certain taxes which are in their nature punitive. They are a form of punishment imposed by governments upon the people, im- posed to make them wiser—if that be possible—or at least give us a sign—not from heaven, but fro the state to indicate that if we wish to do wilful things the state will fax up for our indulgence. We Pay the price and get it without a Iabel on the bottle telling us to go in peace and sin no more. 1 am not entirely in favor of the idea of the abolition of all tax- es. I am a believer in free enter- prise. I believe also that there are things which the state can do more efficiently than private capital— not many, but a few. Take for in- stanee afforestation. The individ- ual cannot be expected to carry out a program of that kind—neither can the corporation. It is something for the future—not for the day af- ter tomorrow. It is a work which the Government of Alberta can do and finance the costs. It is the cre- ation of an asset of tremendous fu- ture value. The harvest will be reaped by our grandchildren. Of course, I do not mean by this that Alberta, if it started on a good- sized program of afforestation should hire its own men and do it's metra planting. That work shoald be Iet by tender to competent contrac- tors. There is no more satisfac- tory way. Now what about the debt? The debt of Alberta is now so low that it constitutes no particular burden to the people. It may the well for a time at least, to let it float, leav- ing surpluses to be used for con- structive purposes. What does this mean? I have given one example, the planting of trees over large areas, other which might be men- tioned are flood protection—Cal- gary had considerable trouble from floods years ago but that problem has now been solved. Then there is fire Protection for the forest areas of the foothills. New tourist resorts can be developed as popu- lation grows. The existence of a small debt is not an important matter when we have something to show for it. Money invested in such items as I have mentioned will be permanent assets of the province, increasing its resources, making it every year a richer and more lovely province in which to live. I would like to see the Province of Alberta, where I lived for a good many years, treated as a great corporation would treat it if it were the owner. The value of every resource would be taken in- to consideration. The object would be to expand these resources as a great natural asset to be develop- ed, to be conserved, to :be husband- ed for future owners so that year by year it would yield more while earning good money for those who owned, it. The object of the Gov- ernment of Alberta under these conditions should be to leave the province every year richer and bet- ter than it was in the previous year. What higher ideal could any government have? Selecting Swine Breeding Stock Water is as important as fer- tility for growing crops so it is essential .to hold it where it •falls. Experiments at the Laboratory, says Mr. Sisal, show that an inch of rainfall on a bare clay or loam soil reduces the infiltration rate to approximately one-third of an inch au hour. If the rainfall is of great- er intensity than this, the excess will become the runoff water. This runoff becomes very high during an intense rain, and is capable of carrying a great load of soil with consequent severe erosion. Nature's answer is a cushion of organic matter of plants or dead undercomposed plant material. This breaks the force of the fall- ing raindrops and no soil is lost, but the water gently finds its way into the subsoil for storage and fu- ture use by growing crops. The simplest way to save the soil and. hold the rain where it falls is to protect the surface of the soil from the force of the rain- drops with a suitable plant or straw mulch cover. Selecting sw ne breet�ing stock is a year-rot,.nd job. It is one railing Lor plann,ng, observations, records, and finall;; the selection of animals w-hioh will maintain or improve the performau,.ce of the swine herd. Experiments at the Dominion Ex- perimental Station, Lacombe, sow that. performance of litter mates is a sound basis for selection for car- cass quality. The individual ani- mals must 'be physically sound, have good length, depth and bone, and, if' gilts, good teats: and should be from the best performing lit- ters. Litter size and thrift at weaning, feed efficiency and carcass quality are the three main factors determ- ining profit from swine. The first profits from swine come from large thrifty litters, points out J. S. Stotha.rt, Aanimal' Husband- man at the Station, and so the gilts going into the herd should be from a large thrifty litter, from a sow which repeatedly farrows large thrifty litters and raises them be- cause she is a good milker and a good mother. The gilt herself should have at least 12 and pre- ferably 14 well spaced, functional / teats. She should be checked care- fully to see that she has no blind teats. Next, the extra profits from ,win are from pigs which convert fee nto gain efficienci. Some pigs • ill gain 100 pounds on from 350 ,to 400 pounds of feed while others take 450 t� 500 pounds to make the same gain. Obviously, the former is the more profitable. Rate of gain is important but main- ly in its association with lower feed consumption. Fast gaining pigs are generally the most econ- omical pigs. The task, and here is where a few simple records taken throughout the year will help, is to select boars and gilts from lit- ters which gain at a satisfactory rate on a low consumption of feed. Finally, says Mr. Stothart,'the real profits from swine are from pigs which combine litter size and feed efficiency with carcass qual- ity. Carcass quality commands the top market price and comes from pigs of good length without excess back fat; pigs• with light shoulders and full meaty hams and loins. The breeding, stock which will im- prove performance and increase profits, therefore, should be select- ed from large thrifty litters of good feeding, high grading pigs, as indicated by Advanced Registry testa, and carcass grading results. 4x 4 Save the Soil Beneficial effects of rain are well known, but soil damage from the force of failing raindrops is often overlooked. The weight of water failing on an acre of land in an inch of rain is nearly 110 tons, points out Fred- erick Bisal, of the Swift Current Soil Research Laboratory, and the drops striping bare soil, splash about 22.5 tons of clay or loam soil. Drying -Out in Frozen Foods Improperly packaged food pro- ducts, especially meat, poultry and .fish, are subject to serious desic- cation (drying -out) in the freezer. This lessens the food value and "fresh" appearance of the product. In extreme leases freezer -burn re- sults, and the product ibeeomes brown in color and woody in tex- ture. In meat and poultry products the fat underneath the dried out areas becomes oxidized and rancid. The protein becomes permanently dehydrated and the tissue tough and dry. The underlying cause, of desicca- tion is the humidity of the air in the freezer.room, says A. W. Moyle of the Fruit and Vegetable Pro- ducts Laboratory, Sumimerland, B. C. Air has a normal moisture hold- ing capacity; that of warm air be- ing greater than that of cold, The frozen product and the air in ciose proximity to it, is relatively warm- er than the air in surface contact with the freezing coifs. Thins, the circulating air absorbs moisture from the frozen product and depos- its it on the coils or plates, in the form of frost. This continuous cycle, over a period of months, can result in considerable moisture loss. Proper packaging can do much to lessen desiccation. A poorly packaged product may lose weight in excess of three per cent over a 12 -month storage period at zero. A heavy wax coating on the miter and inner surfaces of the contain- er, or coated cellophane will con- trol oiatugle loss to one per cent or les. Desiccation has a more marked effect on some foods than on eth- ers, In frozen fruits, eapeelally syrup packs, It is negligible and does not seriously affect quality. Experiments conducted at the Sum- merland Experimental Station in- dicate, however,' that it is import - (Continued an Page 7) Years 1Sgon Aoxie• Interesting Items Picked From The Huron Expositor of Twen- ty-five and Fifty Years Ago From The Huron Expositor December 17, 1926 Arnold and Clifford iColelough, of Constance, •chipped a fine baby ibeaf,, to Toronto with Mr. Charles Mc- Gregor, the U,F.O. shipper, last Saturday. It was not quite a year old and weighed 900 pounds in Sea - forth and was sold for '101/c a pound, topping the market that day. Mr. Alfred Taylor and Mr. H. C. Soldan, of Hensel', have returned from quite' an extended trip and visit to Chicago and several places in the States. The pony contest which has been run by Seaforth merchants for sev- eral weeks, closed Saturday even- ing, when Miss Jean Dungey, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Dungey, was found to have the greatest number of votes, and was decided the winner. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Shanahan left this week for Southern Pines, North 'Carolina, where they will spend the winter. The firm of W. G. Hess & Sons, jewellers and electricians, Zurich, is now composed of harry 0. Hess and Albert G. Hess. Mr. W. G. Hess, the senior member in the firm, has retired. Mr. Chas. Lockwood, who has been barbering in Hensall for a short time, has removed to Brus- sels. He has purchased a fine busi- ness with good premises. Mr. Austin Matherson, who has been engaged in Hamilton for the past summer, •has returned to his hone in Tuckersmith. The bazaar of Carmel Church, Hensall, was held in the Town Hall with a satisfying success. The re- ceipts amounted to $2'80. • From The Huron Expositor December 13, 1901 Miss 'Minnie Cummings, of W. Pickard & Co.'s millinery establish- ment, Seaforth, suffered severe and painful burns Saturday night. She was washing a pair of gloves with gasoline when the gasoline explod- ed and her hands on which she had the gloves, were severely burn- ed. Her brother was also badly burned in his endeavors to put out the flames. Mr. Archibald Somerville, near Winthrop, delivered a load of lambs in town to George Dorrance, which weighed over 150 pounds each. Miss Agnes Hays, daughter of Thos. E. Hays, has been re-engag- ed for a third term as teacher in the Midland school, at an increase in salary. Mrs. Jas. McMichael, of Goderich St., received recently from ,her nephef, Mr. Geo. W. Laidlaw, who is practising dentistry in Queens- land, New Zealand, a most unique and interesting Christmas gift, in the form of several large emu eggs. This bird, which is a native of New Zealand, is a rare specimen and the eggs are a curiosity, even in that country. Mr. 11. Smith, of Springhurst Stock Farm, Hay, carried off the prize for Shorthorn steer and first for two-year:old heifer at the Fat Stock Show at Guelph this week. Alexander and Wm. Turnbull, of Farquhar, are both busily engaged getting material on the ground for the rebuilding of their barns. • DECEMBER 14, 1951 ' Seen in the Comity Papers ' Is Wardenship Candidate The township hall in Morris TowneAhip was comfortably filled on Friday afternoon for the annual nomination meeting, when alt mun- icipal officials received an accla- mation, even though some resigna- tions were recorded, and one ne face will appear at the counc table next year, while there will two new men on the Townshi School Area Board. Reeve Harve Johnston is a wardenship cand date.—Blyth Standard. Shop Teacher Former Winghamit Kenneth Jackson,' of the Brac bridge Collegiate Institute, and fo merly of Wingham, :has been en gaged as shop teacher at the Li towel District High School, wit duties to commence January 3. H will replace George Merritt, wh leaves at the end of the year fo Brampton, where he has been en gaged to teach shop. A graduate of the University of Toronto, he has taught at Bracebridge for the past two years. - Wingham Advance - Times. ling at the airport's edge from) "Which aerial traffic officers will be able to see the entire airfield and regulate its traffic. Three squad- rons of flight cadets. will visit and tour the station Saturday. Two, squadrons will be flown in Prone w Windsor and another will come by 11 bus from Sarnia. These youth are bey all collegiate students in the ear - p cadet corps.—Exeter Times -Advo-- Cate. I- Santa Claus Thrills Youngsters About 2,000 children and as many e adults, lined the main street onl. Friday afternoon to see a colorful e- parade of fairy-tale characters on r- floats. Local school children took. part in the parade. All schools ire; s- this area were closed to permit h children to attend the event, which e was made possible by donations - from the business people of Clin- r ton. The parade included Cinderel- la, Humpty-Dumpty, Hickory Dick- ery Dock, Jack the Giant Killer, St. George and the Dragon, Old Lady Who Lived in the Shoe, and other Mother Goose characters. Mrs, Santa Claus was there in :her beau- tiful red velvet gown and white - hair and of course Santa 'Claus,' himself. There' was a treat for. every boy and' girl present, and: everyone had a wonderful dey.— Clinton Citizen's News. Nurse Resigns Huron County Health Unit Board meeting in Clinton Thursday last, accepted with regret the resigna- tion of Miss Rhea Desjardins, staff nurse For Clinton and district. Miss Desjsrdins is Ieaving to work for the City of Sudbury, Department of Health, A replacement will be sought. No word has been receiv- ed by the board of a replacement for Dr. J. D. Moynan, public health veterinarian, who left in July. The secret vy3' was instructed to contact au%;horrities regarding the delay.— Clinton News -Record. Had Birthday Party A very inteersting event took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Parkins on Wednesday af- ternoon in honor of their daughter Sandra's eighth birthday, when , ev eral little girls were invited to help celebrate this grand birthday par- ty. A delicious supper was served, the table being centred with the birthday cake made by Mrs. Herb Mousseau, Sandra's grandma. Games, along with a lot of fun, soon brought the party to a close as it was bedtime before anyone realized it. We join in wishing Sandra many more such happy oc- casions.—Zurich Herald. ' '.. Two Car Accidents Hitting a soft shoulder on the 8th concession road of Colborne Township on Saturday afternoon, caused a car driven by Peter Lan- ett, R.R. 1, Clinton, to roll over several times, resulting in $300.00 damage to the car. Tho driver was uninjured. At midnight on Satur- day, a dump truck, driven by Gor- don Nelson, of Clinton, hit a soft shoulder of the road,. on the Cut Line of Goderich to*nship and turned over, causing $500 damage to the vehicle, Nelson suffered minor face and head injuries. Pro- vincial Constable Donald Trumbley- investigated both accisents.—Gode rich Signal -Star. R.C.A.F. Buildings Near Completion The $4,000,000 building program at R.C.A.F. Station, Centralia, is well underway. A huge supply building to house the thousands of articles needed by the station is nearing completion, as are barracks for officers and airmen. The skele- ton of a new control tower is ris- Holds Auction For Building Fund More than 1500 petiple visited MacKay Hall on Saturdae after- noon and evening to purchase a total of 635 articles at the auction.' sale held by the Mens' Club of Knox Church in aid of the building•' fund for the new church. The sale/ netted $1,251.50... Auctioneer Ed. Elliott, Clinton, worked without rel. muneration from 1:30 to 5 in the - afternoon and from 7 until almost 11 o'clock in the evening, knock- ing down such items of value, don- ated by church members, as: a power chain saw that went for $145 and an antique French clock of blue china for $27.50. Buyers of antiques from as far away as Sea- forth and Teeswater attended the*, sale and purchased a number of articles. Probably one of the' most: appreciated donations to the :sale' was a water -color painting of the; elevator by Philip Carter Johnson; architect of the new church. The picture was purchased by R. M.. Menzies of Purity FIour Mills.— Goderich Signal -Star. Present Show At County Home= On Friday evening the members of Pride of Huron Rebekah Lodgei entertained their husbands. and Odd Fellows and their wives att a euchre party in the lodge rooms: - Twenty tables were in play. Mrs.. Earl Dixon and Frank Taylor won.: the prizes for high, scores. Mrs. William Webster and Clark Fisher were lone -hand prize winners. A' short program followed the games,. after which lunch and social hour .was enjoyed. On Monday night' about thirty-five members of tae' Rebekah Lodge visited the Huron: County Home and presented a var- iety program. Garnet Hicks acted' as chairman and also entertained with his guitar and Mrs. Earl Dix- on played piano selections. Earl: Campbell played violin selections,. Solos were sung by Mrs. William Cann and Frank Taylor and: read- ings given by Mrs. William Stone. and Helen Smith. Treats were left' with Mrs. Jacob for distribution to the residents of the home.—Exeter Times -Advocate. Capital $?,000,000 The DOMINION BANK Condensed Statement as at 31st October, 1951,. ASSETS Cash on Rand and in Banks, including Bank of Canada Government and Other Securities Call Loans Total Quick Assets Commercial Loans and Discounts Bank Premises Liabilities of Customers under Letters of Credit, Acceptances and Sundry Other Assets. LIABILITIES Deposits Deposits by Other Banks Letters of Credit, Acceptances and Sundry Other LIabilities Total Liabilities to the Public Ceipital Paid Up Reserve Fund Undivided Profits $ 7,000,000. 11,000,000. 840,447. 18,840,447. $ 94,170;910. 115,497,748. 14,941,628. $224,610,286. 210,726,434. 7,517,956* 15,478;650a $458,333,3.2.6, $409,550,746. 13,952,547. 15,989,586. $439,492,879. PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT Profits for the year ended 31st October, 1931, after making appropria- tions to Contingency Reserves, out of which full provision for bad and doubtful debts has been made Pa wI fon for depredation of Bank Prefnises Provision for Dominion and Provincial Taxes DMdenda'^s,t the rate of ben per cent per annum Dividends— • Provision for Extra Distribution -20c per share asottat Carried Forward nee of Profit and Loss Account, 31st October, 1950 lyianes of Profit and Lobe Account, 31st October, 1 ••• 951..sameemem►.w ROBERT RAE, President $458,333,326., 3.920.444. 561,382. 1,190,000. 700.000. 140,000. 329,064. 511,303. $40.447. A. C. ASHFORThL, General Manager •