The Huron Expositor, 1952-06-06, Page 2HURON EXPOSITOR
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SEAFORTH, Friday, June 6, 1952
o -operation of Producers
, A.ids Beef Indusirp
That the impact as a result of the
outbreak of foot and mouth disease
in Saskatchewan some months ago on
the Canadian cattle industry is not as
great as might have been the case is
indicated by the statement made by
the Minister of Agriculture, Rt. Hon.
James G. Gardiner, in the House of
Commons on Friday. While there
continue to be many problems facing
the industry, the fact that producers
generally have co-operated in ensur-
ing an orderly flow of cattle to mar-
ket, and because of the positive steps
taken to control the disease, it is a
reasonable assumption that the most
difficult and doubtful period facing
the industry has passed.
Mr. Gardiner in his statement said:
• "I am pleased to be able to inform
the House that the floor price for cat-
tle now in effect will continue with-.
out change until the first of Septem-
ber. Honourable members will recall
that; when the floor price was an-
nounced on April 10, the price of 25c
a pound for good steers, basis deliv-
ery at Toronto and Montreal, was to
continue in effect until the 1st July.
It was also indicated that the price
would be reviewed before the 1st June
and a further announcement would
be made to be effective during July.
"In view of favorable developments
in the marketing of cattle and the
sale of meat, it has been decided that
the price can be made firm until the
1st September. The developments to
which I refer are, first, that cattle
marketings are running at about 25
per cent below the level of last year
to the same date. This indicates that
farmersare co-operating fully by
withholding from market cattle
Much might normally have 'been of-
fered for sale; secondly, under the
beef exchange agreemen with Great
Britain and New ZeaIan 1%t now ap-
pears
p
pears that we can deliver substantial-
ly more beef than was first expected.
This is due to the fact that New Zea-
land, after reviewing their prospec-
tive, cattle marketings for the bal-
ance of the season, have indicated
that the quantity of beef available for
diversion might approximate eighty
million pounds as compared with the
original estimate of around fifty mil-
lion. Eighty million pounds of beef
is equal to about 160,000 cattle of av-
erage weights as marketed in Can-
ada.
"I might add that beef already pur-
chased or offered by the trade
amounts to nearly 18 million pounds.
Shipping space has been booked and
other arrangements made for the or-
derly delivery of this beef to Great
Britain. While no actual deliveries
of New Zealand meat have yet been
made to United States markets, di-
versions have been ordered and it is
expected that deliveries will be made
within the next few weeks.
"Another development of funda-
mental importance is that it is now
nearly four weeks since the .last
known cases of foot and mouth dis-
ease were dealt with by slaughter and
burial. It is expected that by the end
of this week all 42 premises on which
infected or in -contact animals had
been slaughtered will have been dis-
infected for a second time. The plac-
ing of test animals on a number of
th• premises will begin next week.
'The test animals will be confined on
the !remises for a period of 60 days,
(luring which they will be kept under
chase quarantine. The fact that the
disinfection and testing procedures
have reached this stage gives reason-
able ground for the belief that the
,4l s' is tinder control.
`!.ink I should add that the con-
proeeditres have been under con-
ngs observation 'by veterinarians
,department of Agricul-
tht. We have every reason
that the U.S. authorities
aS halting, been done
ststei ..by;
expressing a word of appreciation to
the farmers and marketing agencies
of the country who have co-operated
so fully in regulating the flow of cat-
tle to market. With a continuance of
this co-operation, of which we un-
doubtedly can be assured, I am con-
fident that floor prices can be main-
tained and that the cattle industry
can look forward with confidence."
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Driving Problems
Every man or woman who gets be-
hind the wheel of an automobile have
inherently the character of a Dr.
Jeckell and Mr. Hyde. Ordinarily
calm, collected and interested in the
rights of their fellow men, the feel
of a steering wheel in their hands
does' -something to their, reasoning
that, results in them cutting corners,
beating red lights and passing on
hills.
Such drivers, who normally are
pleasant, well-behaved citizens, are
the subject of a study by the New
York University Centre for Safety
Education, which has conducted a -
great deal of useful research in the
interests of highway traffic safety.
The Centre is attempting to deter-
mine what makes these drivers rabid
aggressors the moment they get be-
hind the wheel of a car.
As special subjects it has selected
a number of drivers with long rec-
ords of traffic violations. These have
been referred to psychologists at the
centre by various New York magis-
trates. Sentences against the of-
fenders have been postponed pending
the findings of the safety experts.
The offences run over the usual
range—those who grab the wrong
traffic lanes, speed, pass red lights,
cut in, hog the road, and otherwise
make boors and nuisances of them-
selves. The significant thing is that
these people know how to drive. Their
actions reflect a warped outlook
rather than lack of skill.
Dr. Herbert J. Stack, who headed
up, among other things, the work
that led to the widely -adopted ,point
system of culling out chronic accident.
repleaters, now in use in Manitoba,
is in -charge of the investigation. Dr.
Stack has a unique ability for turn-
ing theoretical studies into hard-
headed, workable accident preven-
tion methods that get results.
His approach is theideathat many
bad drivers can be• cured. He brings
forward practical methods of work-
ing this cure. But his alternative for
those who can't or won't improve is
always the same—get them off the
roads.
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The Left -Handed
The child who early in life indicates
that he or she is left-handed, fre-
quently finds that in a right-handed
society strenuous efforts are made to
the end that the child is forced to
adopt what is regarded as being the
common practise. An article in a re-
cent issue of "Nature" recorded that
such things as tying up a child's left
hand, or hitting it every time he
wants to use it are still practised,
and these practices are rightly con-
demned= as "extremely dangerous."
We do, not know much about left-
handedness, but we are told that it
appears to be inheritable, and that
the preference for using one limb
rather than another seems to be a
characteristic of man that - is not
shared by animals. Such evidence as
there is suggests that more males
than females are left-handed, but it
is not known whether they are born
so.
It is known that roughly from 4
per cent to 6 per cent of the popula-
tion of Britain, France and the Unit-
etates are left-handed, and that
th trait persists in spite of social
pressure to conform with the right-
handed majority. Some of the min-
ority suffer permanent harm—some-
times a painful stutter—from at-
tempts to enforce conformity, but on
the whole they manage " to adapt
themselves, and sometimes—as in
cricket—the left-hander may have
decided advantages.
Discussing the problem, the Man-
chaster Guardian comes to the con-
clusion that writing is perhaps their
most grievous trial; either they must
acquire facility with the right hand
(which, if done gently, may cause no
peychological upset) or they must
struggle' along with the left as best
they may.
r T; HURON EXPOSITOR 40
Sixth of Eight Articles On
The History of Assessment
And Municipal Taxation
" In Ontario
The proper assessment of farm
property to help 'bring about not
only an equalization of assessment
but also of taxation is one of the
main problems which rural asses-
sors have to contend with today.
While it will cost over $20,000
to erect the buildings (including
the dwelling) on a 100 -acre general
purpose farm, yet the farm will on-
ly sell for on an average of from
$7,000 to $10,000. If the soil on a
farm is poor, hard to work or too
wet to work until late in the spring
this lessens the value of the farm,
no matter the cost of the buildings.
The same would apply to a farm
in an area where the climatic con-
ditions caused a short growing sea-
son. For instance, while the soil
texture'3a areas of Northern On-
tario is similar to that of some of
the Southern Ontario Counties, yet
the short growing season prevents
the raising of certain+ crops. This
is an example of how location af-
fects the farm value not only due
to climatic conditions but also due
to lack of markets.
Then we •have farms which are
termed overbuilt or underbuilt,
where in the first case there are
too many buildings, or the build-
ings have too large an area for the
amount of acreage available for
production and in the second case
where there are too few buildings
or th'e buildings have too small an
area to properly store the produce,
stock or machinery.
Study Sail Value
For these reasons, assessors have
in the past few years been devot-
ing more study to the value of the
soil from the productivity angle and
less to the elaborate spread of
buildings. - They believe that if soil
cannot produce, the 'buildings, do
not greatly increase the value of
the land because no farm has value
except as a means of production.
This of course does not include the
farms which 'because of their prox-
imity to urlban centres have a po-
tential value as future industrial
sites or for subdivision purposes.
Undoubtedly the biggest head-
ache that rural assessors face to-
day is the problem created by the
influx of urban dwellers into the
formerly rural townships. This en-
try made 'possible by the develop-
Article No. 13 in the Series
AT '14E 6, 1952
ment of motor transportation and
good roads has resulted in the
growth of urban hamlets.
Unfortunately, the natural desire
of these new residents to enjoy
some of the amenities they enjoyed
in the urban municipalities from
whence they moved has created
school problems and the installation
of municipal services which were
formerly not 'provided for by the
farming community. This 'has caus-
ed some distress to the farm areas
as taxation has risen but it really
is a taxation problem and not an
assessment problem, ' for as sug-
gested 'before the same rules of as-
sessment and equalization which
govern urban municipalities also
apply to rural areas.
In other words, it a dwelling in
an urban municipality has an
actual value of $15,000 and is
assessed at 50 per cent of value,
or $7,500, then a farm which has
an actual value of $15,000 must al-
so be assessed for $7,500.
Industrial Buildings
Industrial property is somewhat
in the same category as farm pro-
perty. It has its greatest value
when it is enjoying its best use.
If the buildings are not suitable for
the type of manufacturing being
carried on, the cost of production
is naturally higher and therefore
the industry finds it difficult to
meet competitive prices.
This factor creates a loss in ac-
tual value which is reflected in the
assessment. Industrial machinery
changes rapidly and industrial
buildings are generally designed to
fit the machinery and not the re-
verse. So if the value of farm land
is lessened because it cannot pro-
duce, then it 'follows that if indus-
trial 'buildings are outmoded, part
of their value is lost. The same of
course would apply to retail stores,
etc., where the trend of population
has changed or where modern shop-
ping centres which have been op-
ened up in a nearby area have at-
tracted; the trade. Fortunately,
these conditions are not nearly as
applicable to residential property.
(In the next article you will be
told the steps you may take to
adjust what you consider an unfair
assessment).
Hibbert Township :This -That
(By Miss Belle Campbell)
(Continued from last week) Otto Walker. The house west of
Just south of McLaren's store, the shop, which was built at the
Wattie McNicol bean a large log same time by Jim Allen, was torn
building in the early 50's.'" In One down in' 1949.
part he and' his family lived and he In 1865, about two years after
used the other part for a cobbler Jim Allen's blacksmith shop was
shop, the first lathe village. It was built, William Wilson built a wagon
in this same building his son, Wal- Shop on the corner, just east of it.
ter, who was something of a genius', Ben Allen, a brother of Jim's, work -
had a machine shop in which he, ed with William. Wilson and took it
among other things, invented a over in 1872. Joe Hoggarth carried
grain binder. He commenced work on from July, 1875. He and Fred
on his small model binder previous Hankin worked together under 'the
to. 1860, as it was about that time name of Hunkin. & Hoggarth. Hun -
he had a full-sized machine in oir kin did the blacksmith work, and
erasion. 'Much of the credit which Hoggarth the carpenter work. On
he deserved went to other sources. ,December 10, 1878, while Hoggarth
Walter had offers for his machine ' was still the' owner, -the wagon shop
from men in the United' States, but was burned, with a loss that
as it did not at that ,line tie with amounted to about $1,000. Five
twine and 'he felt he could improve hundred dollars was collected for
it, he refused to sell or show it to him, and the neighbors and others
his would-be •purchasers. After this, in the community helped him re -
men broke into his shop one night, 'build, with the result that by early
inspected' his models and soon a in February, 1879, the large new
machine, similar to his, was on the: wagon and carriage shop was al -
American market. He had several most completed. Later in 1879,
other inventions to his credit—lab-George Miller took it over.
our -saving devices for the farm, One In the 80's, sometime before 1889,
was a potato digger, but when it George Miller' built another frame
was discovered that it also picked ;building north of this one. He us -
up stones, it did not prove to be ed it for his carpenter shop, mak-
much of a success. The modern I tug in it such things as coffins,
taps and dies, which complete a bureaus, etc. This was later Simon
thread at one operation, was an- 'Miller's carriage shop, barber shop
other of 'his inventions. I and dance hall.
After the McNichols left, Sam I By 1889 the shop on the corner
Speare ,bought the building. He was I was equipped for a home and a
still using it as a carpenter shop at general store. It was first rented
the time he was killed when taking: to Adam Case,'but only for a short
down Hotbam's log house on Fred time. James Hyslop took the stock
Kerslake'a farm at Staffa in 1910.! and building over from Case and
After being used as a chicken house' closed the store for one year, so
for a number of years, this old land- that be would have no opposition.
mark was torn down around 1925.
Wattle McNicol continued to
make shoes till he died in 1879.
Early in 1880 'Edward Seigel took
up this work for a short time in
his home in the old John McLaren
store. After Seigel, James Miller, till 1906, George Miller carried on
who came from Dalhousie, and John the business himself. James Brown
McIlwraith, who learned his trade followed Miller, and was there till
with his uncle, Jimmy Hamilton, in September, 1907. Ira Andrew and
Staffs, both made shoes at differ -
the
McConnell, both owners of
ent times in the frame building on the store opposite, owned this one
the northeast corner of Donald also, but did not occupy it. Later
Park's lot. McIlwraith, from 1897
till 1903, had his shop in a. lean-to
at the west side of his home, the
part used' later by Archie Robert-
son for the post office. Hand -made
gaiters and. long boots for men
went out of style about this time,
and the shoemakers went out of
the village 'too.
Jim Allen built the first black-
smith shop in the early 60's, with
William Wilson having an interest
in It till April, 1872. 'It was taken
over from Allen in 1875 by Fred
.Hankin, with Jack Richardson as
his assistant. Richardson later
bought the shop from Hankin.
Peter Campbell 'became the owner
in 1859, and while he owned it, Alex
McLachlan and Jack Livingston us-
ed it for a time as a chopping mill.
After that, Bill Bell, John McCul-
louch and Roy McCuilouch all did
blacksmith ' work in it. Now the
anvil is silent. The last work done
in the building was the painting of
Motor cars ,by Leonard Houghton,
In earlier years, after the 'Park
Planing Mill' -was passed using,
dances and tea meetings were held
above the McCullough' shop. To-
day It stands idle. It utas bought in
1949 .from the'McCullotteh state by
At that time he had the general
store across the way. At the end
of Hyslop's lease it opened for :husi-
ness again. Both Fred Coleman and
a Mr. Zimmerman stayed only a
short time each. From around' 1893
it was rented• by the Farmers, Co-
operative. Dick Quance, Mrs. Dick
Quan•ce, James M. Scott and' Ross
Houghton have 'been in charge in
later years. The Good Friday cy-
clone, March 21, 1913, wrecked' the
front part of the stere, which was
later repaired by Hugh McLachlan.
This was only one of the many
buildings that met the same 'fate
during the storm.
(Continued Next Week)
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"And why is it called' the mother
tongue, Dad?"
Because fathers hardly ever get
a chance to use it, son."
•
'Opera, 'S'tar: "The matter of
breathing is highly important to a
singer,"
Bored Listener: "It's also rather
important to a non -singer."
•
Diner: "What lei chis?"
(Waiter: "]Filet of sole, sir."
()Diner: "Send it back 'and Mask
them 'to remove the rather heels"
ihrEnwirog.
Cereals. milk, eggs and meat
As protein foods are hard to beat.
They form a most important part
Of any daily diet chart.
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
June 10, 1927
On Saturday Mr. John Foster, of
Zurich, met with a painful accident
while operating a power rip -saw in
his workshop. His hat was blown
off by a gust of wind and in reach-
ing for it, his left hand accidently
came in contact with the saw, cut-
ting it badly. It was found neces-
sary to amputate the little finger
and a number of stitches were re-
quired to close the other wounds.
The new fire equipment in Zur-
ich was given a tryout Tuesday
when about three o'clock in the
morning a call came in from Dash-
wood for assistance in fighting a fire
which destroyed a large barn filled
with flax tow and implements. The
buildings were owned by Willert
Bros., and the loss will be heavy.
Miss Blanche Wheatley, Con-
stance, has resigned her school in
New Hamburg and 'has ,been ac-
cepted as a teacher on the public
school staff in Toronto, duties to
commence after the summer holi-
days.
A number of farmers' from the
Manley district are helping to
gravel the boundary road'' north of
there through the big pine swamp,
which is now a provincial 'highway.
Mr. and' Mrs. Chas. Aberhart are
in Toronto this week attending the
University commencement exercis-
es. Their son, Wm. A'berhart, . has
successfully passed his final exam-
ination in medicine.
Mr. W. G. Willis .has sold his
brick residence on Goderieh St.
West belonging to the Willis estate,
to Mr. W. E. Southgate.
Mr. James Gillespie, of Toronto,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Neil Gillespie,
has completed the requirements for
the degree of Bachelor of Pedagogy,
which will be conferred on him at
the University commencement n
Thursday of this week.
Mr. Arnold Turnbull has success-
fully passed his final examinations
at Toronto University and ,has re-
ceived his B.A. Degree with second
class honors in Mathematics and
Physics.
Rev. A. R. Lundy, the minister of
St. Andrew's 'Church, Kippen, has
accepted a call to Nile, and will be
moving there in July.
Mr. Thos. Wheatley, Winthrop,
has treated himself to a Chevrolet
car.
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From The Huron Expositor
June 13, 1902
Mr. H. Govier has bought the old
,homstead on the Base Line, Hut -
lett, consisting of 125 acres of
choice land, with good brick house
and other buildings, for the sum of
$3,500.
Superintendent Jones, of the
Grand Trunk, bas discarded the
name of "Irishtowri' and called the
new station St. 'Columban. St. C'ol-
lumban is now painted on all the
G.T.R. time tables.
The Roxboro Sunday School,
which was: organized' a year ago,
is doing a most encouraging work
under Mr. John Wilson, Last.: Sun-
day they organized a. Mission Band,
with the following officers: Pres.,
Miss Hellen Aitoheson; vice-pres.,
Mrs. Jas. Scott; sec., .Miss 'Mabel
Cash; treas., Arthur Scott.
Kennedy Bros, have a handsome
meat delivery cart on the road. It
is the workmanship of the R. Dev-
ereaux establishment, and is a cred-
it to the manufacturers.
Mr. Peter Douglas, who ha.a 'been
employed in the Bell Engine Works
for some time, has gone to Strat-
ford, where he has' secured a 'posi-
tion in the Grand Trunk machine
shopq.
Mr. John M. 'Goven•lock, who has
been in Manitoba since ,February
last, returned home last week. He
disposed of a large number of hors-
es which he took with him.
The annual excursion from' Gode-
rich to Detroit . by the White Star
Line, will be run on Wednesday,
when the Steamer Greyhound, the
handsome new steamer, will be us-
ed.
Miss May Kemp has received the
appointment of musical directoress'
of a ladies' college near •Montreal,
and will assume her duties after the
summer holidays.
The following were ticketed• thin
Week- to distant points by W. Som-
erville: 'Miss McDonald and mother
to Mt. Clemens, Mich.; C. W, and,
W. Papat to Los Angeles, Calif.; W.
Wes'tfall and daughter to Cleveland,
'Ohio; Duncan, Colin. and John' Mc-
Arthur, of *diesels, to Glasgow,
Scotland; Winii. Dunlop, of Harloek,
and •C, A. S•ptiel'ing to, Owen Sound,.
VI
Seen in the' County Papers
Fractures Leg
Mr. 'William H. 'Coates, a past
president of the Exeter Apicul-
ture' Society, and who hasn't •miss-
ed a fair in these parts for years,
had, a misfortune to fall while at-
tending
ttending the Hens all • Fair Friday.
An X-ray revealed a fractured bone
in the ankle and the foot was plac-
ed in a plaster cast Wednesday by
Dr. Fletcher.—Exeter Times -Advo-
cate.
Resigns From Clinton School
Miss Anna K. Pond, A.T,C.M., has
resigned from the teaching staff of
'Clinton District Collegiate Institute
effective at the close of the school
term. In addition to teaching Latin
and English, she has been the very
capable directress of the school
choir and choruses during the past
three years, the various groups hav-
ing attained signal success under
her direction.—Clinton News-Reee
ord.
Confers Degree On His Son
At an emergent meeting of Tudor
Lodge No. 141, A.F. & A.M., Tues-
day evening, Very Wor. Bro. Lloyd.
Edighoffer conferred the third de-
gree• on his son, Hugh, and F. A.
Brad'win• On Wednesday evening a
number of the brethren conferred
a degree at a meeting of Stratford
Lodge, A.F. & A.M., and on Friday
evening a group of .Masons visited
a lodge in London.—Mitchell Advo-
cate.
Memorial Plaque
During the annual lilac tea at the
Maitland Golf 'Club on Saturday,
May 24, W. A. Coulthurst, on be -
bait of the club, accepted a plaque,
presented by former members of
the Perth -Huron and Bruce Golf
League, in memory of the late D.
D. Mooney, an ardent golfer. The
plaque reads: "In memory of 'Doug-
las 'D. Mooney, charter member,
1921, Maitland Golf Club, and sec-
retary -treasurer of the Perth -Huron
and Bruce League, 1928.1933."—
Goderich Signal -Star.
Girl Struck By Car
Attracted up town with several
friends by the playing of Exeter
Band, :Sheila .Bonnallie, 5, 'was
struck by a car on the main street
Monday night. She is in War
Memorial Children's Hospital, Lon-
don, suffering from a 'broken left
leg. 'She is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Glen Bonnaillie, of town.
The driver of the car was Flying
Officer R. L. Oliver, R.C.A.F. Sta-
tion, Centralia. Night 'Constab e--,
Cowan investigated. Dr. 'Gerald St.
Pierre, the new doctor at Zurich,
and Dr. M. G. -`Fletcher rendered
first aid.—Exeter Times -Advocate.
Brussels Firemen Save Home
Fire damaged the home of Mr.
and •Mrs. W. A. Stanbury, in the
early hours of Sunday morning. The
rear portion of the house was de-
stroyed. Efficient service by the
night operator at the telephone of-
fice, Miss. M. Robinson, and. prompt
response of the firemen brought the
fire under control before it spread
to the rest of the ,building, though
smoke, and water caused consider-
able damage. It is reported that
the loss is covered by insurance.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanbury came to
Brussels three weeks ago from
Goderich and moved into the home
on William 'St., recently purchased
from Lloyd Workman. — Brussels
Post.
Traffic Signal Plan Received
Town Clerk M. T. Corless has
received plans • and specifications
for use in having a traffic light
Crop Report For Huron
Land sufficiently dried up this
past week to allow considerable
acreage of corn, soybeans and
sugar beets to be planted during
the last two or three days. Pasture
and more particularly hay 'mixtures•
need warmer weather to promote
growth. With firmer beef prices,
more cattle are being shipped to
market than previously anticipat-
ed: The recently held Huron Coun-
ty Junior Farmers' livestock judg-
ing competition was 'one of the
largest on record with a total of 96
young people taking part in the
judging competition and 100 girls
participating in the Homemaking
Club Achievement program, held in
conjunction with the judging com-
petition. �.-
Efficiency — Key To
Profitable Farm Poultry
That the farm poultry flock can
make quite a contribution to, farm.
income is shown in a study made
on Manitoba farms. Undertaken in
1949 by the Economics Division,
Canada Department of Agriculture
with' the co-operation of the 'Pro-
vincial 'Government and the Uni-
versity of Manitoba, the study em-
phasizes that high efficiency is,
most important if the poultry en-
terprise is to be :profitable.
The 49' farms included in the stu-
dy averaged 270 acres with 80 per
cent under cultivation, The farm-
ers' labor earnings averaged $3,100
with 13 per cent coming from poul-
try. But the earnings from poul-
try, which averaged $395, varied
greatly from a loss of $10 for the
lowest third of the farms, to a gain
of 4939 for the highest third.
How were the higher earnings
made? The size of the flock was
imporrtant. The returns, per 'bird
varied from 44 cents for the small-
est flocks to $2.37 for the largest
flock, Proper feeding was also
necessary for a high rate of pro-
duetion and to keep mortality low,
Average raining for iidtlts with
Wee thrin• 140 eggs per layer were
only 33 dente' per 'bird; with an an-
e
v
control system installed on the In-
tersection of Highways 4 and 8,
in the heart of Clinton. The North-
ern Electric 'Co. sent these plans
to the Clerk to be forwarded for
approval to she Ontario Departhrent
of Highways. If and when approval
is •received, it is fully expected, that
a call will be made for tenders 'to
effect the installation which with
the ever increasing traffic has been
badly needed 'for some time. The
installation of this stop and go sys-
tem should facilitate the congested
traffic, especially at certain times
during the day.—Clinton Citizens'
News.
Lodge Marks Anniversary
Spring Bowers • and pink, and
green streamers decorated' the lodge
room for the 43rd anniversary meet-
ing of the Goderich Rebekah Lodge
with Noble Grand Mrs. Ada Fritz -
ley presiding. Members of Amber
Lodge, Hensel), exemplified the de-
gree on two candidates, 'Mrs. Earl
Cooper and' Mrs. James McMillan,
Goderich. 'Guests were present from
Seaforth, He . • all, 'Stratford, Wing -
ham and R; Bey. During the social
hour 'Mrs,j Anne Kling, Seaforth,
was voca soloist and Mrs. Vesta
Schutz, Goderich, played a violin
selection. Three past noble grand's,
Mrs. Alice Abell, Miss Susan Noble
j and Mrs, John Newcombe lit can-"
dies and cut the birthday cake.—
Goderich Signal -Star.
Doctor Moving To Blyth
Dr. R. W. Street, M.A., B.D., has
purchased' the practice of Dr. R. A_
Farquharson, and will take posses-
, sion on July 1. 'Dr. Street is a na-
tive of Kingston, Ont., a graduate•
of both Queen's University and the
University of Western Ontario, and
has recently 'been taking 'post-
graduate study at the Kitch•ener-
Waterloo Hospital. He served with
the R:C.A.F. during the war. Mrs.
Street was born and raised at Wal-
kerton, Ont., and holds a Bachelor
of Interior Design degree from the
University of Manitoba. She also
saw war service with 'the Wrens
in a naval hospital unit. Dr. and'
Mrs, R. A. Farquharson and family
will reside in Buffalo, where Rick.
has a post -graduate appointment
with the Buffalo General Hospital -
to begin July 1. -Blyth Standard.
Farewell Party For Bank Manager'
On Wednesday evening, the lo-
cal Chamber of Commerce had a
going -away party for one of its of-
cers and members, C. 'C. McEaeh-
n, manager of the local branch. of
the Bank of Montreal. Mr. Mc-.
Eachern, after five years? .efficient:
and courteous service tor 'his bank:
here, has been transferred to • an-
other branch at Iroquois, which by:
the way is along the St. Lawrence'
River about midway between Brock-
ville and Cornwall. - Mr. Albert
.Kalbfleisch, first vice-president of
the Chamber of 'Commerce, in ,bib
presentation speech to "Mac," exe
pressed' the thoughts of all present.
when he said that the popular treas-
urer of the local Chaneber and banfc
manager, would be truly missed anti!
much as we would like 'to have time
stay with ue, we were proud to'
know that he was taking another'
step uwards in the banking busi-
ness by being transferred to a
larger 'branch. By the way, Mac was
presented with a nice occasional
chair as a token of esteem from
his fellow Chamber members. Man
the best of success be with you;;
Mac, in your chosen field, is the:
wish of every member of the Zur-
ich Chamber of 'Commerce.—Zuriolrz
Herald.
erage production of over 180 they
were $3.64. Efficient use of labor,
good working methods and use of
labor-saving devices• all added to
higher returns. Capital: was used'
more efficierftly on•th'e farms with
high returns; they :hadelarge flocks:
of high producing birds.
The extent' to whit this overall'
high efficiency paid o is 'shown'
by labor returns per b' d. They
ranged from 75 cents wh a 'effici-
ency was below average in all re-
spects to $3.72 where efficient was.
above average throughout.
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S• elf -Feeding and 'Hand -Feeding
Of Market Pigs
'For growing and finishing market
pigs the self -feeder hap certain ad-
vantages over the more • commots
handfeeding.
A number of tests to compare •
self-feeding with hand -feeding for'
market pigs were made at' the Ex-
perimental Farm, Indian head.'
S'ask. Pilrebi'ed Yorkshire pigs of '
reasonably good bacon ' type were'
fed from an average weight of 500
pounds to -209 pounds live weight.
All the pigs were -'confined in ins
side pens throughout the tests and
received the same general, care: The
self -fed pigs had access to self -feed-
ers containing a balanced, meal mix-
ture and fresh. water was always
available in the pen.. Hand -fed tote
received the same feed edited with
water to a sloppy consistency three'
times daily up to '120 pounds, then
twice daily to market weight. Vita-
min feeding oil was supplied to all'
lots during the first half of the
feeding period.
The basic grain mixture fed in:
all tests was 50 pounds 'barley, 30!'
pound's oats and 20. pounds wheat,
all. grain's being ground. To this;
basic mixture was added 15 per
cent of a, protein mineral supple-
ment for pigs from 50 to 120 pounds
in weight and 8 'per cent from this
stage to market weight. In half of
these tests, 20 per cent of the
grains in the ration were replaced .
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