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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1952-04-18, Page 2�7,, Established 1860 , A. Y. McLean,, Editor lublished at Seaforth, Ontario, ev- ly Thursday afternoon by McLean iros. Subscription rates, $2.50 a year Advance; foreign $3.50 a year. Single , copies, 5 cents each. member of Canadian AWeekly Newspapers Association. Advertising rates on application. PHONE 41 Authorized asp 'Second ,Class Mail Past Office' Department, Ottawa EAFORTH, Friday, April 18, 1952 Let's Trade With Canada Faced with the necessity of provid- ing hundreds of millions of dollars for defence, Canada, like other free- dom -loving democracies, has had to budget in a realistic manner. It is inevitable that such a program, en- tailing as it does relatively high tax- • es, will meet with disfavor in some uninformed quarters. That the job Canada is doing in a fiscal way has the admiration of im- partial observers is apparent from the tone of an editorial appearing recently in the New York Daily Mir- ror, when it said: "The national government will fin- ish its fiscal year March. 31 with a budget sn.rplus that may run as high As $500,000,000. Over the period of - fa past six budgets, more than $2,- 000,000,000 2;4100,000,000 (that's billions!) of the public debt has been retired. Inter- national, defence, and domestic obli- gations of the nation have been met promptly and properly. "This is perfectly true. The gov- ernment referred to is not ours. It is Canada's. "Congratulations, Canada! - "Douglas Abbott, Finance Minister of our .good neighbor to the north, is quoted in the Wall Street Journal as noting that the succession of healthy budgets has controlled inflation, strengthened Canada's credit abroad, attracted capital, and made the Cana- dian dollar the peer of the U.S. dol- lar. "A fiscal policy of enlightened self- interest has paid off for Canada. Citi- zens itizens are demanding, and expecting, a cut in taxes. m "We remarked recently that Can- ada need never fear being `annexed' by. the U.S.- It's more likely to be the other way. `Canada, take us in!' we ,said. -"Now we've got another idea. Isn't it too bad nations are not like base- ball clubs? "It would be wonderful to read a headline: "Yanks In Trade With Maple Leafs — Give Up . Acheson, Snyder and Harriman; Get Abbott' !" • Mechanized Street Maintenance It is not:.so many years ago that municipal road .work and similar un- dertakings were carried out with picks and shovels and horse-drawn vehicles. There was no difficulty in obtaining labor to do the necessary jobs as they arose, and the overall cost to the ratepayer was "not too great. All this has changed. Not only is it most difficult to obtain labor, but -toe cost of hand work of any kind to- day makes it in manycases almost -prohibitive. So it is that Seafdrth, like so many other municipalities, has arranged ter the purchase of a mechanized road grader, which, with auxiliary equipment, will be able to not only repair and maintain streets, but also la v SnOW "in the winter. , 'While it may be argued that the Vii; of i ;'or items of equipment ment is ,,,,, ,,J q p zed the , experience '..0 � of st hthe r :during recent e ars has been f'ai i ation, up to a point, can **savings. It was this ex h��h n� doubt prompted r,hetln: ,amount of road t beencarried 'out a t�fns n ;e: ed ha erg ,contractorshas .resulted in the i position of additional," cogts, Ey own- ing its: own equipment the town can avoid these costs. Despite careful attention of the ry Street Coliimittee, traffic demands on Seaforth streets have been such dur- ing recent months that there exists the necessity for major repairs on most streets in town. It is to be hop- ed that the .new equipment will soon be brought into use and that the re- sulting condition of the streets will reflect the fact that the Council has made a worthwhile investment. 0 vex 1 Rest Rooms in Seaforth Tillsonburg, like so many other towns, has been considering the ne- cessity of providing suitable public rest rooms. Commenting on the sit- uation the Tillsonburg News has this to say: "With so much stress on public health and sanitatiofi these days, it seems pitiful that the Town of Ti1l- sonburg-could not improve its public rest room service. At. the present time there are, it is true, rest rooms in the town hall, but these in our opinion are a far cry from being sat- isfactory, either from the viewpoint of Location or sanitation. Practically everyone has had the experience of being asked by a traveller where pub- lic rest rooms are. Most of us sheep- ishly point to some near -by garage or service station, instead of direct- ing them to the town hall, or other town -owned rooms, as the citizens of neighboring towns are able to do with pride." The provision of rest rooms in Sea - forth is a subject that has occupied the attention of successive Seaforth Councils for a good many years. Pressed by the Chamber of Com- merce, the Women's Institute and other organizations, Council some five or six years( ago went so far as to act on a ,,committee's report and authorize the establishment of rest rooms. The councils of the ,neigh- - boring townships of Tuckers pith and McKillop at that time agreed topro- vide financial assistance with the initial cost. But for some reason, never announced, the scheme was abandoned. While it is true there are problems to overcome—particularly with re- spect to maintenance and daily oper- ation — these need not be unsur- mountable providing ,there is on the part. of Council, a conscientious de- sire to make available a needed ser- vice. What Other Papers Say: (By James Scott) "STRAIGUT REPORTING" `Last week.. the pages of this journal reprinted a story from the Fergus wetkly paper. The sub- stance of this curious piece of newspapering was that Seaforth is a town of drunks, that it has a well-placed Main. Street, and that bhe President of the W.O.A.A.. is a, rude fellow because he didn't say enough nice things about Fergus6 Naturally, I have heard some somewhat irritated comments about all this along Main Street. Now then, anybody can say what he likes( in this country as long as it is not libellous, obscene or seditous in the legal sense of the word. The thing which struck me about this chap'& story was that •halfway through it he made this very strange statement: "This is straight reporting." ,s What's that? Straight reporting? Well; I have been hanging around a city desk long enough to 'have some rudimentary ideas about what constitutes "straight reporting". 1 know, for' example, that when a man is sent to cover a hockey game, he usually watches the game. That is the only •way you can do any straight reporting under the circumstances. You may be assign- ed a.feature job, trying to get "local color" but if that is what our Fer- gus journalist was' doing, • then he should have stuck to that and left out the editorialising which runs all through this. peculiarly mixed-up piece ,of writing. In fact, the only kind of journalism which permits anything like what appeared in the Fergus News -Record, is the feature column. Maybe that is 'what this fellow is trying to 'be—a big time columnist. A Matter of Responsibility (Goderich Signal -Star) This column observed last week: "The. Provincial Government has powers of taxation under the consti- tution which it does not exercise, perhaps from a desire for economy, perhaps from reluctance to appear more directly before the people of Ontario as a tax -gatherer.' The truth of this statement was clearly demonstrated in the Legislature last week when Premier Frost said he °was "hopeful" ,that the Federal Gov- ernment Would agree to pay the Pro- vince five per cent of the income tax collected in Ontario. Ottawa bad a deaf ear for this astonishing proposal. For years the Federal Government, has been offer- ing to collect income tax for the Pro- vince if Ontario, like most of the oth- er Provinces, would enter into an agreement on financial matters. This the Ontario Government has refused to do, claiming that the Province is better off without such an agree- ment It is hardly in order for the Premier to claim the benefits, if any, the acceptance of Ottawa's proposal would give 'while declining to accept the propo °a1. The Province has the constitution- al � right to Ie and collect income . tax, but evidently would prefer that +� Ottawall should d o the co7 ecting for it Requests for expendituresenditure s f or purposes Which come Within the pur- vieW of thProvince, such asclues tion, should. be directed to Queen's Park rather' than to 'Ottawa.r. lUI . �'. r`e•'tV.' A iit�' right when he held ernmen sen ,:. ,...: ,•a �. •... ding t. As for what he said abadt the audience, I can't tell whether he was right or,wrong. Matter of fac'. I was at the game he mentions but I was there to see a hockey game. I was not there to spot drunks or to sneak into lavatories to cot.nt empty whiskey bottles. My own vague impression about the crowd was that it was not very much dif- ferentfrom the people I saw at a lacrosse ga'tne in Fergus years ago (Incidentally, Fergus lost that one too.) But I can te11" you this. Th -t game was one of the fastest, ore of the best hockey games I ever saw in my life. Two smart team of vigorous, speedy youngsters with plenty of spirit and plenty of skill were pitted against each other;"and their performance was the kind of treat you rarely get in either ama- teurs msteurs or professional sport. It was something well worth watching. I wouldn't have missed it for all the dirt and scandal in the world. There wbs• just one jarringenote, and that was on the ice itself. Among these clean-cut kids there was onewho, as the game progres- sed, turned out to be just about the ugliest player. I have ever seen anywhere in any game. He belong- ed to the visitors, so I don't know much about 'him. Maybe there is something wrong with his glands or his genes or something. One thing I do know. • This town of degenerates and drunks, with its long sporting history and' its strong will to win, would• never use a man like that — a man who is a real threat to organized amateur sport. But then we are a bad lot in these parts. We have all the wrong values. Hibbert Township -This -That ' (fly Miss Belle Campbells) (Continued from last week) The first year or two, and: espe- cially the first few months, tested the mettle of which these settlers were made. Money was scarce. John Kemp proudly displayed years after thefew pennies he had in his possession when he arrived M Hib- bert. These he kept as -a souvenir. Andrew Patrick, when he took up his lot, had only fifty cents. He bought an axe and' a pair of boots and had to charge them. In one settlement on the Boundary they only owned one darning needle. It was kept carefully wrapped and passed from one home to"the other. Martin Feeney often told he was without meat on his -diet' for three years, and this for two good rea- sons. First, there was none to be bought, and second, he hadn't the wherewithal to buy it. About this time field turnips were a common item of diet. One, as Jimmy Miller knew from experience, after living on it for some time, was not satis- fying enoughto keep up one's strength to do hard labor, such as had to be done in those days, On the return trip on foot from Mit- cheIl at this time he be e ex- hausted from weakness t °r' found it very difficult to reach ;j home that night. Many othei t;" ad ex- periences such as his, because of a shortage of food and cash. Those who had some moneycould get lit- tle to buy. John Wfiyte, when there was lit- tle to be ,bought and less with which to buy It, was given a shoul- der of pork by George Habkirk—a gift that was much appreciated, and a kindness that was never forgot- ten. Strange, wasn't it? The recipi- ent of this shoulder of pork in less than twenty years was buying and curing pork in a small building in Cromarty, known as the Whyte Pork Packing Factory. From around 1871 till 1899 the curing and packing was done in Mitchell. The business continued to increase as the years went by, till in 1900 the Whyte Packing CCompeny' was established in Stratford. The first patch of^landthe set - tiers cleared was sowed. with spring wheat. Previous to 1860 scarcely any fall wheat was sown. When the wheat Was ready to be ground into flour, those in the west section had to take it to the mill at Egmondville or Bell's mill at Kippen, while those in the east went to Stratford, St, Marys or Mitchell, 'usually carrying the wheat on their backs. The mill at Mitchell was very unreliable, being often out of repair, so they prefer- red travelling this longer distance to a reliable mill where they could get the much-needed flour home with them. Some of these trips en- tailed a two-day duration. While the husbands' were gone, many' a wife hammered wheat on a stone to eke out her rattan till her good man returned With the fresh sup- ply of that very tlecessary staple of life. Another ,period of financial diff(-: culty followed the ,Crimean War, which was fought from 1852 to 1855 against the Russians. It was in 1854 England joined forces with, the Turks and French against the en- emy. After this the price of coin- modities- soared .rapidly. Bore and cattle also sold, at high prices. Wheat, which had sold at 30 cents a btishel''til•I 1854, in a few months` rose to $2.00, and went as high as $2.50 a ,bushel. Whose settlers Who were fortunate 0nough 'to have a large area cleared naturally sowed it With wheat and became prosper- erne, bbet for those.' *he had just Maned in, it was a time of harei- s'hip. What dn�ii1$ied e ey they had soot awtS�n' at the se= Vatted prroesthe-teed neite'asary to s� 'ort (their Ale adtetr, 't rhhad ,,Chaim 'ell ' o'• flits ttf4i0't' 4.t ne1'� n. 1854, early in 1857 bought a COW for almost $100 at Sandy .Ptirk'o sale and was given twelve months to pay it. When the year was up he • had no money, and, what was worse, had nothing to sell to raise the money. He had visions of los- ing his cow. However, two good samaritans came to his rescue. James Gillespie paid part and Don- ald McKellar, Sr., the balance. Bet- ter days followed and he was able, later to meet these obligations. These mentioned, and many oth- er pioneers, proved their worth by facing bravely the hardships of these trying days. From 1855 to . 1857 was a period of great speculation. As the price of wheat soared because of the Crimean War, there was a rush with my y re farms—ev- enmorae than they could pay. They expected these good times to, last indefinitely. There were others who had been granted leases at two dollars an acrefive years be- fore who were just as anxious to sell, andin this way benefit from. their investment. Ten dollars an acre was a common price for farm land at 'this time, and with the de- mandbeing great, a few, received as high as twenty dollars an acre. This boom, Iike many others, did not Iast long. Soon after the war ended wheat slumpedand sold at 50 cents or fess a bushel. The re- sult was a time of great depres- sion. A few lost all they owned by not being able to meet their obli- gations. This may have been the reason 'some of the first owners left and were heard of no more. Capi- talists took advantage, of this de- pression period. The common in- terest rate -charged was 15 per cent. one in Mitchell got money at, low interest from the'oki land and loan- ed it through the sutround:ing coun- try at rates ranging from 25 to 30 per cent. The smaller the loan was, the higher was the -rate of in- terest. Two other periods of de- pression have been experienced since. One from 1890 to 1895 and the other for a few years after 1929. From 1855 it was known definite- ly that work would. •soon commence on the Buffalo and Lake Huron Railway from Stratford to Gode- rich. After the first train 'went through in October, 1858, Iand went up another $10 an acre. This. branch of the -railway opened up a communication for the district across Eastern Canada, and also with the United States. Besides wheat, barley was now a profitable crop, as it was admitted free to the States and was sold to the brewer- ies. Another product wbich brought in cash which was much needek by the settlers, was potash. Among others, Sandy Park, Sr., the Hog- garths, William Jeffery, Andrew Patrick, William Butler and James Colquhoun made this privately on their own farms. It was also made by •squattere here and there through' the township; Whose names are not known. today. Others, aimong them Alex Ferguson •(Concession 11), also William- Wallace and San- dy' Park, Jr., bought and . collected ashes fromthose, who were. making no' oilier' use,of 'them. This bust neg`e Petered Met t :when most ,of 'bh'= clearing was .one. on the farina.. Will iarttl a a W Ulace and s nd ' Park. 'y' had a joint interest ..in the pass* erg' Which they Intik at the ,foot of the :Mountain• on the east ditty of Lat. '3, The .finished product, till it was shipped, was stored tri Sandy- Park's andyPark's carpenter .shop in the Vil- lage. lage. A barrel of potash: at that tittle nettedr the. prodtucer W. The pot asit Blade In RibbedWas tahipy ed to Made thrattrgh• J"a nes and 7[ttrhr .1! • Richard Hill, 'thio owned a store 1ti Mitchell and Wild slit Me'dr ;,it v±r6e10 ,bg frdlk)tt to lnintftani .Feedmg problems with a child. Can drive the mildest parent wihl Threats and moldings over food Do nothing to relieve the Mood. Dept. of National Health and Welfare Years Agone Interesting Items Picked From The Huron Expositor of Twen- ty-five and Fifty Years Ago • From The Huron Expositor April 22, 1927 A fatal accident that shocked and saddened the whole community oc- curred on the farm of D. J. Mac- Farlane, ao-Farlane, on the 10th of McKillop, on Monday, when his 10 -year-old son, George Somerville MacFarlane, lost his life, and his six year-old brother, John, was seriously injur- ed. The boys were riding on the roller when the accident happened. About 9 o'clock on Tuesday eve- ning a sudden and violent thunder - sterna, accompanied by a terrific wind, struck Tuckersmith and left a trail of damage in its wake. The barn of Warren Schilbe on the 2nd concession was completely wreck- ed. Among others who suffered more or less damage were J. I), Gemmell, David Gemmell, ,;antes Love, Roger trice and Peter Simp- 501i. King & White, who have the con- tract for paving the provincial highway between Seaforth and Dublin, will commence operations at the Seaforth .end on Monday. They have purchased the gravel pit on the farm of F. T. Fowler and are now putting in their crushing machinery and laying pipes for the water supply. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hays, of De- troit, who had expected to : spend the •holiday here, met with an un- fortunate motor 'accident near Windsor, when their car skidded in some loose gravel and turned over. Mr. Con Eckert met with a pain- ful accident on Thursday. Some men were employed blasting out stumps on the lot next the station and. while 'Mr. Eckert was driving down to the freight shed 'an explo- sion occurred about 20 feet away fromhishorse, which reared up and upset the buggy. Fortunately the top and seat parted from the buggy box, and he escaped injury from being dragged out, but he was bruised badly. Mr. A. C. Waugh, of. Ignace, a well-known.Seaforth Old Boy, spent a week at the Queen's Hotel. Last Saturday the ratepayers of Dashwood carried a by-law to pro- vide for better fire protection by a vote of 65 to 11 against. The police trustees now have power to spend $1,050 on equipment and a water supply. Clerk Resigns Post Mr. Norman Kernighan, Division Court Clerk here for the past nine years, has tendered hie resignation owing to poor health. He was ap- pointed in April, 1943. The resig- nation will take effect on May 10. —Goderich Signal -Star. Arm Caught In Wringer Freddie Vock, two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Vock, sustain- ed a badly lacerated dight arm when it was caught in the wringer of the washing machine on Monday morning. X-ray in Stratford Hos- pital revealed no broken bones.— Mitchell Advocate. tlTttlttifi Enroute To Korea One of the first boys from the Town of Goderich to serve in Korea, •L/'Gpl. Ron C, Beattie, son of Mrs. Evelyn (Beattie, is enrolee to Korea with the Royal Canadian Regiment. Ron was employed by Goderich French Dry Cleaners be- fore leaving in the fall of 1950 to enlist in' the army.—Goderich Sig- naleStar. Accepts Stewardess Position • srs thanks }ter ',their kindness in re" numbering her.sing-song was led; by Mrs. Milton I4, Delicious refreshments were served.—Zurleh Herald. Have.40th Wedding Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. John Simpson, Us - borne Town hip, ee1ebrated their fortieth wedding anniversary on March 27 at their home. Mrs. !Simp- son was the former Laura Clarke. They were married at the home of her parentse the late Mr, and Mrs. Thomas Clarke, Usborne Township, on March 27, 1912,.by Rev. F. A. •Steadman. During the • afternoon and evening 70 guests were receiv- ed. The table was decorated with pink and white streamers, white bells and centred with a three-stor- ey wedding cake anti a groom's cake. They were presented with many .beatttiful gifts and cards in- cluding ;a tri -light •lamp -from the family, also a corsage to Mrs. Simp- son. They have !five children: Mrs, Carman Gregory (Doris), Ilderton; Mrs.. Ross Hoggart'h (Lois), Crom- arty; Kenneth, Usborne, and Paul- ine and Beverly, sit home.—Exeter Times -Advocate. Miss Leona Watson, Reg.N., gra- duate of Victoria Hospital, London, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wat- son, R.R. 1, Blyth, has resigned from the hospital staff and has been accepted by Trans -Canada Air Lines as an airline stewardess. She goes to Montreal on .May 5, to take a five-week course before beginning her new duties.—Blyth Standard. Two Teachers Engaged At H.S. Two new teachers have been en- gaged for next year at the Wing - ham and District High School. Robert P. Ritter, of Toronto, will teach in the senior classes. He is a graduate from O.C.E. this year. A highly rated hockey player, he played for the Bridgeport Vets two years ago and can play either de- fence or wing. He is single. Doug- las Turner will replace Art Martin, who is leaving at the end of the term to assume a new position at Oshawa' High School. He is also single and was born in Windsor.— Winghem Advance-T'ipnes. Honored On 90th Birthday George Butson, Mitchell, cele- brated his 90th birthday on Sunday, April 6. He is enjoying fairly good health, and his eyesight and hear- ing are both good. His family, who reside in the community, visited with him for the occasion. Several other friends also called to extend good wishes and Mr. Hall, pastor of the Baptist Church, gave a short message on the 23rd Psalm. He was the recipient of many cards and gifts of flowers and fruit and was presented with a lovely Easter lily from his.neighbors. A pleasant time was spent in music and sing- ing.—Mitchell Advocate. From The Huron Expositoi April 25, 1902 A brass band has been organized in Dashwood, to be known as the Coronation Brass ,Band.' Mr. Fred Broadfoot, son of Mr, and Mrs. J. H. •Broadfoot, of town, left on Friday for Philadelphia, where he expects to secure°empioyl ment. Mr. Wm. Bristow is having his residence on Market St. raised up and a stone foundation put under it, and also an addition addedto it. Mr. Alex Bethune, son of Dr. Bethune, Seaforth, has enlisted as a member of the contingent now being recruited to go to South Africa. About 15- or 20 members of .Hen- sall Ldd:ge of Odd Fellows paid a fraternal visit to Seaforth lodge on Wednesday evening. Following the degree work, an excellent supper was served. in the Queen's Hotel, Mr. W. M. Smith; of Walton, has cominenced work on a fine new brick residence he intends, erecting in the village. Mr. John McGregor, of Clinton, has recently been engaged as a §salesman to sell cream separators for Mt. Lawson, bf 'Constance. - The merchants of Constance are paying 121/2 cents a dozen• for eggs. Findley McIntosh- and Henry Bennewies, of Lead:bury, have each three teams at work seeding on their 2Q0-a0re farms. Mr. Archibald, ' of Tu'dkersmith, has had his 'house and large barns protected from. lightning by having ('ods :plated, on theta' by Mr. Gab- lel•dtee -es. • Itev.-4dteii McPhe ort, pastor `.of Si.Paul's U"hurch, 1lamiiton tion -tri law ,Of Rev. M. Barr, lefta'8>1 Wodr nesda . last o a three -Meath �' n sr trite„ to Uurope. I•le Wri atCk allanied by Mrs, 1VicPlierson. Prior to his•• departure the Managers, Of the con- gregation Went to hie residence and „Presented :thio with $506 in gold With Whitt,. to o e' h . It is Yl tbhlle'. e `njy � on 'hist trip; -- Mr,• C. IV. Past, of towfir,hap dis- po'se'di. of the an goode 'pbt"tioa• of his stoclrs�qt4�o I, V real 111 ?•J�oa1t has rented*rY Tsaj;i'strd store end[ Will mao'(th(innfs'stoti „tart of ell rix$ first. ii d1 sled:,, tt o , � Hold Miscellaneous Shower Relatives and friends gathered in the Evangelical U.B. Church base- ment on Friday evening in honor of Miss Barbara Gascho, bride -elect, to present her with a -miscellaneous shower. Miss Betty O'Brien read the address, while Misses Bonnie Lou Weber, of Exeter, and Lynda Gascho; of Zurich; took their places well by drawing several loads of gifts in theirs beautifully decorated wagon to Barbara, who sat in the chair decorated for the occasion. Miss Gloria Dietz assisted in open- ing the gifts, which were many and useful. Barbara replied with many Rifler Club Holds Banquet Chicken and venison—yes, chick- en and veninon 'formed' the main dishes at the 'Ladies" Ridie Club banquet held Test Thursday even- ing in the Gun Room of Ellwood: Epps' Sport Store. Every member of the club and one extra was pre- sent at the function and everyone was in high .praise of -the banquet. Supper having been enjoyed, the president, '.Mrs. E. Epps, made a presentation sof red, white and black crests to each member. Si,. members are due for the Dominion Marksman Gold Pins, which are to be presented at a later date to the winners. The prizes are awarded to scorers of 98 out of 100 for tete Liarget trials in lying, posture and. the successful ladies are Beryf Heath, Mary . Thompson, Muriel Freeman, Mary Allen, Eileen Thompson and Isobel Epps. Others in the club are 'working on advanc- ed dvanced ma.rlt'henanship projects which call for real shooting skill. All present expressed delight in the ev- ening's meeting.—Clinton Citizens' News, Departing Family Hotrored: Mr, and Mrs, .Murdie Young and family have moved to their new home near Dungannon. Prior to their departure, their neighbors oC the 13th concession of Hullett gathe ered at the home of 'Mr. and Mrs.. Stewart Ament, 'where an enjoyable' evening was spent playing cards, after whish lunch was served. Dune ing the evening Mr. and Mrs'. Young and family were presented with an automatic iron and toaster. Mr. Young replied, thanking them all for their generosity and invit- ing them to their new home. The, following is the address: Dear Mary, Murdie and famnily: We, your friends and neighbors of the 13th, have met here tonight to wish you success� r'd happiness in your new home, We -will . miss,. you.. greatly because of your willing and cheer- ful way of giving a helping band to one and all of us. We know that your new neighbors will gain what we have lost, but you will not be so far away, and we will still see you often, we hope. So we wish you to accept these gifts just as a little remembrance from your neighbors of the 13th of Hullett.-- Bl.yth Standard. Conditioning Horses in Spring Although the. tractor is doing the work of horses on many Canadian farms few are entirely without horses. There are still a number of farm jobs which Dobbin can do ni'ore skilfully than his mechaniz- ed counterpart.,. A. few minutes spent in "getting horses ready for spring work will often save hours and maybe days later on. During the winter months idle horses get soft ands .their feet often become broken to such an ex- tent that lameness "develops when they are put to work. The feet should be trimmed and straighten- ed up early so that when the time comes for heavy work they will be ready for it. Horses should be broken in to heavy work gradually after .the long winter layoff. Feed should be gradually increased to put on ex- tra flesh and tone the horse up generally. - . Nothing causes sore shoulders: as quickly as a dirty collar or poorly. fitting harness, so include checking harness and .collar as part of ..the spring horse cc>\nditioning. Brooding Baby Chicks Perhaps in no other. phase of the poultry industry has there been greater advancement an•d improde- ment in recent years than ins breading of baby chicks. It. is a far cry from .the days of the cluck- trig lien,with, h'er small ib''`ood.':tiir ell eki. to the ultra modern broile'r'• pilants with; thousands of 'chicks in one -ro4 m, T!roin ;eXperlenee at the, •Leth bridgdj.,il+tperir'entai 'Station it is evident thii,t brooder houses tan- be of alhho$t any shape or design, brit Chfclgo ehotitd not be oveterowded, Flash chick, Ian, 3, It.• Uos f s, re" quires six Square indhoe of'11013r e ace VOA sot. VCeeke o1d..411 .o e Space i 1d� x ':, ., ,. word o 12� a' , ll vee w 11 �eiX oh;lcl die. 2��o to fele abi:;We i.t Wthich time biro 4 id%`e"' of-•iiolc ohdultt , doe 'iii tiide1L .to 0 . he hitise a1}oi d b lactic bill "a` hati'Caat+ Odt4,i.ee, freyin,;clh!a'ug t� Ott be *ea 441)1'4' lata + 've ttate11 •..� if „0:00*: � 'caai.?"d it (z ity can all be adapted for brooder heating systems. Both radiant and underfloor heating are possible. Infra -red heat lamps, hold much promise for small flock owners who, have electric power available. One 251) watt bulb will provide suffici- ent heat for 75 to 100 chicks. Bat- tery brooders are used succes'sfuliy by large operators to carry chicks for about two weeks. h hasEither a serioustoomuceffeorcttoo onlittle growiheatng chicles. For the flrd+t week brooder• temperature should be 'maintained; at 95 degrees to 100 degrees F., about two inches from the floor, af- ter which it may be lowered about fie degrees per week until 85 de- grees be reached. Automatic heat control by thermostat is most use- tirl in avoiding wide temperature. fluctuations. 9 ., To develop; a good chiekij,6ro should be _taken to provide suffici- ent hoppers to give each chick one inch of feeding space for the first three weeks. Front three to six weeks, two inches' of feeding space is required and .three inches over Six weeks. Chicks also require at constant supply et good water. For the flrst•'six weeks provide at least two half -gallon fountains for each hundred chicks. Mr. Dolens .suggests some pertin- ent "don'ts". Don't overcrowd. Don't dverheat. Don't underfeed - Don't . underwater. Don't take nant'ei : ; Good •chicks, combined with good .brooddng • lay the founda- tion for geed ,pul,les, Fel'tt t 'e "" 1'e z r l3 i U t s pP She •. generally ,q' ti'eipatedd •short age of Ott ohdrnp trti " id. n't t urea- te'al3ze' lifts year, le�ge� 1ieCausete the U.JS, ,A lloeatioit 3Bo u d1 provided i the fertjiier, industry With ad- ditional ciukntitie5 of sulPhiir Which is required for -superphosphate m'an- neaeture. :Aid -natty there .acre 1,0061 ta3uv tool Otto ammo ltiiti abbop'hatet airalii, }tb thio year' in; titei rinvineo of i ' •tario thktl in the , 0 ,tin. e-Fti a ni indications are thfa Mitre se beno slro'r'ta ek of •s'u rho e l li-- e • 'ill a dt1 til the 1..1952-53: of � � �t i. � (O0fitlnued 'bit 'a'e'7), . 11 S•• E, St. mor live the pre: ter for iter 9Jd. the Den C 00 es ,Jeri .erio