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The Huron Expositor, 1952-10-24, Page 7• vptv0P , X952 its Adam Beck's' C rcu a� Veteran hydra rural service en- aRineers tell a mtltitltede of stories About farm life and the part elec- tricity has playQd wet She past 40 Tears min rural Ontario. This concerns Sir Adam Beek, !$tat Chairman of Ontario Hydro• Ifs the early ' 1920'e a familiar stela ren rural by -way$ was Adam Beck's taalrcus," a travelling demonstra- tion of electrilled farm egtlipment- This. ere -engine -red vehicle barn- sivt+med throughout the Province, mitten in the manner of early medi- cine edhcine man shows. Ju those early days, the energetic Sir Adam would say to one of his .engineers: ' Pifck your 'bag, my toy; we are going on a tour." .A$,d !a they would go to see the farm- and to tell them of the won - dors of electrical energy. On one trip to a rather remote .area which had just received pow- er. Sir Adam and his engineers set cep the "circus." They invited the farmers of the district to come and see a demonstration of "an electric , anilker." The farmers of the day were naturally curious, but albeit a tittle skeptical. However, they -came. Sly Winks and Chuckles As the crowd gathered, air Adam asked to have a cow brought to the grounds. He was going'to milk her by machine! The gathered farmers looked at one another. Fin - „ ally, one volunteered to bring a Meow. He came back and amid sly 'winks and chuckles, led up a fine animal to the machine. Sir Adam Cranked him and proceeded with the demonstration. Unfortunately for Sir Adam, the farmers that day were in a pixie mood. The electric milker was attached, the motor started. Lo and' behold—it didn't 1. ore ural • produce a drom The farmer had brought a dry cow! Many tales of those early days seem amusing new. but Sir Ad- am's "circus" kept going the rounds and finally the farmers, their early skepticism overcome, took to the new methods. Since that time, electricity has advanced •to the stage of being a necessity on the modern Ontario farm. An indi- cation of the advance made can be had from. a recent statement by Ontario Hydro Chairman Robert H. Saunders; who said: . "By the end of 1953, it is ex- pectetj that our backlog of con- struction will be completed and that service will be given, or at least available, to all [arms with- in economic limits of existing rural lines." Mounting Rural Power Needs Farmers have indeed found that electric power is a "must" if farm production is to meet consumption. SEAFORTH MONUMENT WORKS OPEN DAILY — PHONE 363-) T. PRYDE & SON ALL TYPES OF CEMETERY MEMORIALS Enquiries are invited Exeter Phone 414, Clinton Phone 103 : , Your Business Directory LEGAL A. W. SILLERY Barrister, Solicitor, Etc. Phones: Office 173, Residence 781 SEAFORTH : ONTARIO McCONNELL & HAYS Barristers,,Solicitors, Etc. PATRICK D. McCONNELL H. GLENN HAYS, Q.C. County Crown Attorney SEAFORTH, ONT. Telephone 174 ACCOUNTING RONALD G. McCANN Public Accountant CLINTON ONTARIO Office: Phones: Royal Bank Office 561, Res, 455 A. M. HARPER Chartered Accountant tip South St, Telephone Goderioh 343 Licensed Municipal Auditor. CHIROPRACTIC. D. H. McINNES Chiropractic - Foot . Correction COMMERCIAL HOTEL Monday, Newsday — 1 to 8 p.m. MEDICAL DR. M• W. STAPLETON Physician and Surgeon Phone 90 Seaforth JOHN C. GADDARD, M.D. Physician and Surgeon Phone 110 Hensall JOHN A. GORWILL, B.A., M.D. Physician and Surgeon Phones; Office 5-W; Res. 5-J Seaforth SEAFORTH CLINIC E. A. McMASTER, B.A., M.D. Internist P. L. BRADY, M.D. Surgeon Office Hours: 91 p.m. to 5 p.m., daily, except Wednesday and Sun- day. EVENINGS: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday only, 7-9 p.m. Appointments made in advance are desirable. OPTOMETRIST JOHN E. LONGSTAFF Optometrist Eyes Examined. Glasses Fitted Phone 791 ' MAIN ST. SEAFORTH Hours: 9 - 6 Wed. 9-12:30; Sat. 9 a.m. to 9 p.m AUCTIONEERS HAROLD JACKSON Specialist in Farm and House- hold Sales. , Licensed in Huron and Perth 'Counties. Prices reasonable; satis- faction guaranteed. For information, etc., write or Rhone HAROLD JACKSON, 661 r 114, Seaforth; R.R. 4, Seaforth. JOSEPH L. RYAN Specialist in farm stock and im- elements and household effects. patietaetion guaranteed. Licensed fit Huron and Perth Counties. For particulars and open dates, write or atone JO4EPH L. RYAN, B.. R. 1, Dublin. 'Phone 40 r 5, Det►lin. 4217x52 EDWARD W. ELLIOTT Li'ttedeed Auctioneer Oorrespondenee promptly ene'wer- e& Immediate arrangements can tie made for sale dates by phoning 4155-3, Clinton. Charges, moderate end satisfaction guaranteed. PERCY C. WRIGHT Licensed Auctioneer - Cromarty Livestock and Farm Sales a Specialty For a better auction sale, call the 'SOUGHT Auctioneer. Phone Hen - unlit, 590 r 22 VETERINARY Sir Adam Beck's "Circus" was ' -an ancient truck made over into a travelling exhibit of electrified farm equipment. Ontario Hydro's engineers accompanied the truck on its rounds .tthWough Southern Ontario giving demonstrations not only of farm' mach- inery but of kitchen uterisiis, washing machines and the beauties of electric Tight. It helped to sell to Ontario's rural citizens the econom!c and time -saving advantages of electricity. Idose paver 4 alai •ix 'taut. it Gives akg'Yt aaPer cent above that ol" peried abler a:S Deeplte the to crease ,in supplies, the ove}',all per capita• conDuirptiee in 1951 wasr lit- tee, different from that of 1950 but' •Considerably lees than in Prower Fears in, most •countries. Accord- ing to the United States Depart- ment of Agriculture, increased pop- u'lation to, all countries, decreased export surpluses • in traditional ex- , portintg countries' and decreased production in many European coun- tries have been the major factors in • retardiug the per capita con- sumption of meat. With population continuing to increase and no im- mediate prospects of significant in- creases in meat •supplies, little im- provement can be expected soon in per capitameat consumption in most countries of the world. Among the heavy meat-eat'ng countries are Uruguay with a 'per capita consumption estimated in 1951 at 235 lbs.; New Zealand with 228 lbs.; Argentina with 225 lbs., and Australia with 219 !lbs. The U Cited States consumed an esti- mated 138 lbs. per person in 1951 and Canada 129 lbs. In the Unit- ed Kingdom—where meat is still rationed — the consumption fell from the 1950 figure of 112 tbs. to only 86 lbs. pet person in 1951. Other countries with low meat consumption figures are Belgium, France, West 4Germ'any and South Africa. • Since 1938, rural Ontario's mount- ing power demands have reflected the increasing use of electricity. Illustrative of this is the fact that the average monthly consump- tion of electric energy on farms has more than doubled since 1938. In• that year, the average monthly consumption was 141 kilowatt hours per customer; in 1951, it was 287 kilowatt hours. Notwithstand- ing this increase in consumption, the farmer in 1938 paid an average of 2.52 cents per kilowatt hour, while in 1951 he paid only 1.97 cents—a decrease of more than 20 per cent. TURNBULL & BRYANS Veterinary Clinic J. O. Turnbull, D.V.M. W. R. •Bryans, D.V.M. Phone 105 - Seaforth miles of rural transmission lines were in service; by July 31, 1952, the total was approximately- 39,233, a net increase of nearly 82 per cent. During this same period, the number of customers served ad- vanced from 156,560 on October 31, 1945, to 329,391 by July 31, 1952— an increase of more than 100 per cent. Three in Four With Hydro Total expenditure during the seven-year period from 1945 to July, 1952, in the rural extension pro- gram was approximately 3138;000,- 00.0, of which $68,500,005 is payable Ontario Hydro is anxious to see from the provincial government as this trend continue. It is therefore "grant-in-aid" under the Rural Hy- dro -Electric Distribution Act. The result of this concentrated effort is that"today over three out of four farms in Ontario have" the many benefits of electric power at their finger-tips. Electricity has also been ex- tended x tended for the convenience of summer cottagers. Summer homes in Muskoka and other popular re- sort areas are also consumers of electricPP.nergy. Ontario Hydro is attempting to distribute power to wherever a concentration of cus- tomers makes it economically feas- ible. extending, wherever possible; rural services to maintain farm produc- tion at its current high level. Farmers have realized over the past decade that electric power is their most valuable "hired hand." Five cents worth of electric power will do the mechanical work equiv- alent quityalent to an average hired man's work in an eight-hour day. To operate one milking machine by electric power costs only four cents per cow per month. An elec- tric feed mixer four cents per ton; an electric milk cooler two cents for 10 gallons per day. These are only a few of Ube low-cost uses of A new extension planned for late electricity eliminating many farm in 1952 is a line into Algonqu n chores formerly so wasteful- and time-consuming. Power Not a Luxury Park. This will provide park ser- vices and a feeder line from which extensions may be built to sum- mer cottages in this beautiful dis- Today in Ontario. there. are over trict, with electric power by 1953, 200 farm 1t.ses of electricity which By means of programs such as result in large labor savings, al- these, Ontario Hydro will continue creased Productivity and improved to strive towards its goal of en - quality through prevention of waste abling everyone in Ontario, whe- and spoilage. Electric power is no ther on the farm or in the city, to longer recognized as a luxury—but know that we are indeed living in a necessity to modern day farming.' an "electrical age" today. The farm home, especially in the kitchen, has also made advasces' in cutting working hours with the I added benefit of lifting the home- maker's duties to the status of a pleasant occupation. In the modern kitchen, the farmer'•s wife no long- er need spend long hours tending a wood stove; her food is more ap- petizing for having a kitchen re- newer varlet Chinook, which has frigerator as well as the latest y trend of "deep-freeze" cabinets for just been released, possesses some - longer storage. Electric lights and what better qualities in some re radio have long been accepted con- fa) than Rescue and should also veniences et many farm homes and Prove valuable. they too -have added•to the lighter Redman, a stem rust resistant side .of farm life. variety of wheat, released in 1946, Life has indeed .been made not 1 has become very -popular in Mani - only pleasanter by electricity, but' toba where it occupies nearly half its, energy has increased production to a point never before dreamed of some 30 years ago. In 1911,.the only power supplied to farms was by munioipalitles who extended their lines beyond town limits to those farms within easy reach. From this early start, lines early well, were extended to rilral areas. iI In Eastern Canada, a hardy win - Rural electrification really re -Iter wheat called Rideau, has be- teivert its major impetus in 1921 come quite popular in the Ottawa when the Rurallectric Dis-eValley. where its winter hardiness tribution Act was s passed bthe makes it possible to grow Rideau provincial government. Under this satisfactorily. act, the province'paid up to 50 per Perhaps the most outstanding cent of the initial capital cost of oat varieties developed during the constructing rural lines. It was at past decade are Ajax. Exeter, Gar - this time, that the acknowledged ry, Beaver and Abegweit These are "Father of Hydro," Sir Adam Beck, stem rust resistant oats with •good. became a well-known figure as he yielding abilityand a wide range toured the towns, fairs and ham- ofhda,ptabilitThe first three are ,from the Laboratory of Cereal Breeding, Winnipeg, and the latter two from Ottawa .and Charlotte- town, respectively. Amongst the barleys,, the Bran-, don variety Vantage bas provided a good feed barley for the west while the new strong strewed Fort from Ottawa has given the eastern fanners a good feed barley, strong in the straw and excellent for that reason for combining. Rocket, a rust resistant, high - yielding flax variety, although a somewhat medium to late matur- ing variety, has filled a need in areas where the seasons are not too curtailed. Space does not permit d'ealieg, with all of -the cereal varieties pro- duced on the Experimental Farms during the past few years•, but it may be sufficient to state that each variety, in its own particular way has made a valuable and worth- while contribgtion to Canadian ag- riculture and one which it would be difficult to measure fully In dol- lars and cents. THE McKILLOP MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO'Y. HEAD OFFICE—SEAFORTH, Ont, (Continued from Page 2) the spring wheat acreage of that province. , In the areas where extra early varieties are required, iSaunders; an early stem rust resistant variety released in 1947„ bas taken, over a considerable acreage in Northern Alberta, where it has done particu- HYDRO HOME ECONOMIST Hello Homemakers! Doughnuts and Hallowe'en are closely associ- ated as far as we are concerned. A haunting memory of making doughnuts at this season reminds us of our first teaching experience when the class pleaded to make doughnuts in the cooking labora- tory. Without as -king permission each group trebled their given re- cipe in order that a sufficient num- ber was made to take out of the classroom for a Hallowe'en party Well,, that was the first and lasrt time- a class detained this teacher after school hours! Take a Tip To deep fat fry food: 1. Choose a deep heavy saucepan with straight sides. A wire basket with a handle that fits the kettle is a great convenience, otherwise a slotted spoon and fork will do. 2. About 4 inches of oil or melted fat is advisable providing two or three inches is allowed between not and the top of pan to pre- vent boil•overs. 3. Heat fat slowly. Prop one inch cube of day-old ,bread into it. If -bread brawns in 40 seconds the fat is ready 'for frying dnngh- nuta, 4. Fry only one layer of doughnut: at a time, usually three in a three -quart kettle. 5. Lower food slowly into the fat, the bubbling will soon subs'de. Allow about 3 minutes for doug;i- nuts to brown on one side, then turn each and cook on other side for about 2 minutes. 6. As soon as food is browned re- move from fat and drain on ab- sorbent paper = paper towel or napkins. 7. Skim off all food scraps to pre- vent smoke. 8. When trying is completed, cocl the fat or oil and store in cool place. OFFICERS: President - J. L. Malone, Seaforth Vice -Pres. - J. H. McEwing, Blyth Manager and Sec: Treae. - M. A. Reid, Seaforth. DIRECTORS: E. J. Trewartha, Clinton; J. L. Malone, Seaforth; S. H. Whit- more, Seaforth; Chris. Leonhardt, Bornholm; Robert Archibald, Sear forth; John H. McE•wing, Blyth; Frank McGregor, Clinton; Wm. S. Alexander, Walton; Harvey Fuller, Goderich. AGENTS: J. E. Pepper, Brumfield; R. F. McKereher, Dublin; Wm. Leiper, Jr., Londes'boro; J. F. Prueter, Brodliagen; Selwyn Baker, Brus- sels. lets of Ontario with his "circus." Through the 1-920's and 19.30'• Hy- dro continued to extend . rural lines. Clamor For Service During the war, construction was curtailed because of a shortage of metals. At the same time, farmers in the northern and eastern Darts in the Province, where rural con- struction had not been as extensive as in the southwestern part of the province, began to clamor for ser- vice as a relief from the shortage of farm labor, To meet the rapid extension of rural service which was continued during the war wherever possible, a comprehensive revision of rural services was carried out by the Commis'sion. Chief feature of this revision was the establishment of a uniform rural rate structure throughout the province. ,Ontario Hydro launched its five- year postwar rural electrification program in 1946. It was designed to extend services to` completely cover those areas which were al- ready within reach of ,power lines. The tremendous backlog created by the war, however, taxed the pro- gram to the full. But 'Hydro made more than satisfactory progress. By October 31, 1945, only 21,569 • !I. BY Lai NEE W.O.A.A. nneettee Nates,—,'teas-` urer, Lockbridge gave a brie# it@pora on the finances of the assoeelatien.: Balance on hand ai the>.ata:. a1951 was 34,515.25.En .try,. fees, for ball and hockey ,teame amounted tO approximately $2,000. `lieceipts to- talled $13,586.90, ,with expenditures $10,23'0.61, , leaving a .b cane& of $3,656.29. Assests: bonds:. and .cash on hand, $2,900. There wag an, op - tee ting deficit of $331.97. This was due to the opening of, the associa- tion's own office in Wingh•am. The 1952-53 slate of officers are: President, Hugh Hawkins, Clinton; tat vice-president, Harry ,Doughty, Walkerton; 2nd vice-president, Geo. Grant, 'Paisley; 3rd vice-president, Nelson. Hill, Goderich; business manager, m. L. "Tory" Gregg, Wingliam; treasurer, A. J. Lock - ridge, Wingham•; executive: John Bell, Listowel; Glen Johnston, For•dwich; Lloyd Loney, Wiarton; �J k Nediger, Clinton; Norman S. ; New Hamburg, and Harvey Langford, Liman. The W.O.A.A. this year will op- erate all series including intermed- iate B, C and D; el'assi£icahion•s are, Intermediate B, population over 1,000; C, 500 to 1,000; and D, un- der 500. The organization will , again af- filiate with the 0:11.A. and O.M. H.A., and adopt their playing rules. The deadline for W.O.A.A. hock- ey entries was set for October 29, in order to prevent O.H.A. elubs from raiding of •players prior to November 1, after which date play- ers may not be signed by outside O011.A. clubs, if W.O.A.,A. clubs claim such players by December 15. Date for a meeting to arrange groups in the various series was fixed for November 5. Recent announcement by Secre- tary J. L. Christie of the Ontario Minor 'Hockey Association, in re- gard to insurance for minor. play- ers moat certainly will be welcome news to all concerned in this West ern Ontario district. The plan, open to all minor hockey players in the province, will provide protection against injury expenses to the extent of $250 for medical or graduate nursing care, or ,hospitalization; to $35 for den- tal care, and will toyer all injuries Afternoon Tea Doughnuts 1 egg, well beaten' 2 tbsps. sugar et tsp. salt 3 tbsps. milk 1 tsp. melted shortening 1 cup flour 2 tsps.'baking powder. Add sugar, salt and shortening to egg. Mix and sift flour and bak- powder and add to first mixture. Force through pastry bag and tube (using small lady -'finger tube) into deep fat and fry. Serve with Julienne -shaped pieces of cheese. Makes 18 to 20. Raised Doughnuts 1 cup sca•Ided milk 1 pkg. yeast, dissolved in 1,4 cup lukewarm water 1 tsp. salt 1/3 cup 'butter and lard mixed 1 cup light brown sugar 2 eggs, well beaten 14 grated nutmeg 2 cups flour. Cool milk to lukewarm, add yeast. cake in water, salt and flour en- ough to make stiff batter. Let rise overnight. •• Add melted shorten- ing, sugar, eggs, nutmeg and.flour. Let rise again. 'If too soft to han- dle, add more flour. Turn on flour- ed board, pat and roll et -inch thick. Cut out with biscuit cutter and work between'hands until round. Place on floured board, let rise one hour, turn and let rise again. Fry. Fritter Batter 2 egg yolks 1/3 cup water 1/3 cup milk 1 tbsp. lemon juice 1 tbsp. melted butter 1 cup bread flour 1 tbsp. sugar 1/4 tsp. salt 2 egg whites. Beat egg yolks; stir in water and milk. !Beat in lemon puice, butter, sifted flour and sugar. Whip egg whites and salt and fold into bat- ter. Apple Fritters: Peel and core apples. Cut them crosswise into ye inoh slices. They may be soaked for one hour in lemon juice. Drain them. Di•p in fritter batter. Fry In deep fat at 380 degrees. Drain on absorbent paper. Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar. Banana Fritters: Peel and cut into halves lengthwise. Dip ban- anas in fritter batter and fry in deep, hot fat. 'ineapple Fritters: Drain pine- apple slices; dip in batter and fry man brown in deep hot fat. Drain en paper napkins. Current Trends in World Meat Consumption The meat supply of most coun- tt'les it} 1351 showett a filled in p1AL 980.. CFPL 7 DAYS A WEEN 12 Noon (Monday to Saturday) FARM PAGE with -ROY JEWELL "Director of Farm Services for CFPL" ea. pt(l per ittateetOnalt Fati►9s or. PKAP4P V ,' i!X! ;> p$ sl9n1 rapt fp;c11A.00, SPrkrlsluFfe e ylf thea 'low OA, tdirhe 1lttne,r ped p}y ex proAdett 14merOOP 44, t e ..dn ^�� G�& it Plata surance r n i'be paid to the• arsseel!eh9n, atndc9}t}l e entered through the aeseetattou Parents, school au#Choritiee esti club m'extgeni'ent should endorse, this.progreesive step taken, 'iya. a proviwce-wide sports orgalgiza,tipo, since at will fill a lona-felt need. In future, all correspondence should be addressed to the O,M.H. A. Office in. care of the Secretary, J. L. Christie, 6 Glen Eden Cres- cent, Toronto 13. The O.M,H^A. annual convention, mill be held at the King Edward Hotel, Toronto, on November 22, with the executive meeting the night 'before. This coming Friday the opening curtain will raise on the "Big Sev- en" Senior "A" O.H.A. schedule for the 1952-53 season.. The Stratford Indians will play host to their riv- als, the Kitchener Dutchmen. The following night the Indians travel to 'Sarnia. Seaforth Lawn Bowling Club will Bold a turkey dinner for all• mem- #‘14.0411,141 Nfie111efi net, tat; , ,,'I l me PePerat yQtrtl s 7tittt r x ; }na. ,age.....wc'ls # , t l , O n11'1 7Py, me 4o iedp?r' "About -8," replied lite ,a 'ih h ►0 your�,, Many, Peens laye team,' night'srest. They tum Lind en'nervee'.. when it was be ttFdtl' j Healthy i!ridneys Siler poisons and ekes$ acids from the blood if theya ' impurities stay in the, syst rest often follows. If you don't >reati welll. get and roe Dodd's KfdnenPille,'r Dpdd's help the kidneys so that you erafedbetter—and feel better. 16 Dodd Kidne'Pills '. icture New from C -I -L etineentettata EXPLOSION IN MINIATURE! It happens frequently these days in the Montreal', plant where Sabre jets are made. Worker is using explosive 'rivets on 'a wing section. Developed by the chemical industry to speed up riveting operations, especially in hard -to -get -at places, they contain a tiny explosive charge which fastens the rivet when fired. • SUPER -SOFTNESS is a "must" in everything that touches baby's tender skin. For bath -time, mothers find that C -I -L Cellu- lose Sponges are just the thing wonderfully soft and absorb- ent. Available in smart colours — blue, green, coral, yellow and natural SWEETENING UP the air under sinks is done differently today. The modern homemaker's helper is the aerosol — a new type of package that dispenses deodor- ants, fly -sprays, paints, shave - cream just by pressing a button. "Freon" is the chemical propel- lent that makes this handy method possible. Did post know? C -I -L products are making mighty, contributions to Canada's air defence. In addition to explosive rivets for the F -86E Sabre, chemicals, nylon, "Cellophane", play a vital role. 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