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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1955-09-09, Page 2r.11fiiy!i... 4 1G WOE,, SE/WORTH, ONT., SEPT. 9, 1955. EXPOSITOR Baal) ell 1860 Aa T. McLean, Editor . riAbliisbed at Seaforth, Ontario, exiy`Thursday morning by McLean ubscription rates, $2.50 a year in pl Wince; foreign $3,50 a year. Single pies, 5 cents each. ember Of Canadian ppeekly Newspapers Association. Advertising rates on application. PHONE 41 Authorized as Second Class Mail Post Office Department, Ottawa Need For Park Areas ecision of the Ontario Govern - men to expropriate the Pinery along the s res of Lake Huron for a pub= Iic park is applauded by the Windsor Star_ And quite properly so. This large area of land is virtually in its natural state. It probably is the on- ly tract of such size in this condition in all Western Ontario. As the Star says, it would have een lamentable, had this fine forest area been sold into private hands; its timbers cut and its expanse divid- ed. The point that should now be re- membered is that while there may not be similar sites available, there are many areas that could be adapted to public parks. In Huron, particu- larly, there are extensive areas ad- joining the lake and inland which should be reserved to the public. SEAFgRTH, Friday, September 9 Successful Program. t , Announcement fast week of the tenth anniversary of the commence - anent of the Veterans' Land Act program in this area points up the extent to which V.L.A. has been a factor in the re-establishment of countless veterans, not only in Hur- on, but across Canada. In the Huron area, administered by -the sympathetic and efficient field - man, S. E. Youngblut, 130 veterans have been established as full-time _farmers, while 112 other veterans rare in possession of small holdings. Nearly one and a half million dollars is involved. In Western Ontario, re- payments are more than a million dollars in advance of loans outstand- ing, which suggests the firm founda- tion on which the program is based. The program continues to be avail- able to a veteran who has not already participated, providing his or her_ re- establishment credit is intact or re- paid. BA's Too Costly? It costs too much to go to college, according to an article .in the Finan- cial Post. It goes on to say: For an out-of-town student who has to pay board, a fouryear BA may run to $5,000. For a medical student the tab is likely to be closer to $10,000. - The Picton Times is worried about the problem. "Joe College can work in the summer, rake lawns in the fail, mind babies in, the winter. But it is still a prohibitive amount for many able scholars. Even with scholar- ships, higher education is becoming the preserve of the privileged. Abil- ity ranks after father's bank account or the stroke of fate which puts the .would-be student's family in a col- lege town where he can live at home." University of Toronto's President Smith complains that "We should be getting _ more students from the rural districts and from centres that are remote from universities. The Times thinks there are lots of students who never should be there. There's too high a percentage of fail- ures, it says, and points out that President Smith puts it at 22 per cent of the freshman year. "Why are they there wasting their down and other students' time, the re- sources of the university, their par- ents' and taxpayers' money?" the Times asks. Tuition fees on average pay less than 50 per cent of a stu- dent's education; in most cases, the taxpayers pays the rest. "Would it not be wise to spend some of this money to help those who have the ability and will -power but not the money to get a college educa- tion?" the paper wonders, and sug- gests that to ill -equip a human mind is to waste a precious resource. Wouldn't Work Here We read about a new gadget de- signed to assist baby sitters in sub- duing their more obstreperous ,icliarges. Worked out in England by n businessman, the affair consists of arecord containingan injunction from the parents ordering the chil- dren to behave. The recorded mes- sage, in the stern voice of the father, is reported to have had the effect of subduing the little dears. The principle is sound; and now all a parent has to-do is find a tone of voice and a message that will be ended. We know lots of children h• pad no attention to an original rde , let, alone a recorded one. Cer- et think that such a old be much help at our WHAT OTHER PAPERS SAY: Litter -Bugs (Farmer's Advocate) What a mess some people Ieave be- hind them on the highways, roadsides and picnic grounds! This country needs a Canadian Association for the Suppression of "Litter -bugs." Appetites Unhealthy (Walkerton Advance -Times) Things have changed on the cor- poration front. Time was when peo- ple were hale and hearty, a good ap- petite was a sign of good health, and a slight paunch a sign of good living and well-being. Buxom women and portly men were the ideal in those days. But not any more. Statisticians are hammering on the shorter life expectancy of fatter men. Dieticians . are urging us to eschew the starchy foods and sugar of all kinds, and fashion decrees that our bones should be hanging out like those of the models you see in the magazines. To hear people talk nowadays, anyone who looks the least bit robustin- imminent danger -of toppling over from heart trouble. Fortunately not too many people seem to Iisten to these Jerelniahs, any more than to the stories about cig- arettes and lung cancer. People con- tinue to be fat and good natured in spite of it ail. Which is just as well, perhaps, be- cause by the time the next generation gets here the experts will have decid- ed that a Iittle bit of flesh on the old bones is a good thing, after all. Spring House (Ottawa Journal) When members of a pioneer family headed westward to seek new homes they searched for a good spring or stream and built their cabin near it. A dependable spring was a cherish- ed possession, for only those who have lived on farms appreciate the amount of water that a herd of live- stock and a human family uses in the course of 24 hours. Sometimes the • spring house 'was built over a running, cold -water brook, but whether spring or stream the small house was a sanctuary to a 14 -year -older on a hot summer day. In a scooped out place, sometimes lin- ed with bricks or flat rocks, milk and cream cans sat until the cream was ripe for churning. In the cool dim- ness Ieft-over dishes of food were kept between meals. Long before man conceived electric refrigeration and the home freezer, the humble spring houses, built of wood and clay, rock, or -a combination of materials, were serving farm and village homes. In hot weather, butter was churn- ed in the spring house. Here the eggswere kept and the dressed chick- en hung on Friday evening to cool out until put in the oven for Sunday din- ner when relatives from neighboring towns gathered for a family party. There are men working these hot days in teeming cities who recall how pleasant it was after a load of hay had been pitched off and stored away in the blistering heat of the scaffold to stop a few minutes in the cool, moist air of the small, dim house and drink a cupful of cold tangy butter- milk and lunch on a few of mother's cookies. Spring houses are almost gone; each year the number grows fewer, but the homey, utilitarian structures are a meaningful part of a nation's history. SEEN iN THE COUNTY: PAPERS Has Many Showers Miss Betty Geiser, bride -elect of last Saturday, was feted at many showers prior to heir wedding. Showers were held for her at New Hamburg, Sebringvilie, Stratford, London and Dashwood. — Zurich Herald. Name Registrar Ex -Clinton man, Harry M. Ford,1 has received official notice from the inspector of legal .offices for Ontario, that he has been named registrar of deeds for Huron Coun- ty.—Clinton News -Record. Clinton Street Opens' Bands played, people danced in the street, the weather was favor- able—the only thing lacking was fireworks—when King Street was officially opened last Friday night. In the words of Mayor M. J. Ag- new, it is "truly a King's Street now."—Clinton News -Record. Forsee Good Meet About the only thing members of the Goderich Trotting and Agricul- tural Association have left unset- tled in their preparations for an- other big harness race meet on Labor Day is the weather. A total of 34 pacers and trotters have been entered by owners anxious to get at the $1800 in purses being offer- ed for the five races.—Goderich Signal -Star. Pupil Increase in Exeter South Huron District High School is prepared to squeeze in a record 500 students when the doors 'open on Tuesday. Temporary class- rooms have been constructed In the cafeteria and the homes econ- omics department to accommodate the 75 -pupil increase. .It may be necessary to secure an additional bus to transport the extra pupils. —Exeter Times -Advocate. To Stop Drunken Parties .dl,fPdr54 Iii.3GaJJ'u4v.., u)...NvlGdiF�d Wild, drunken parties at the beach which annoy residents. of Bayfield must be stopped, Magi; trate D. E. Holmes said in churl last Thursday. The magistrate said he had no argument with'liq- uor being used for home consump- tion, but disagreed with its use for "`drunken parties and orgies on the beach."—Goderich Signal - Star. - Corn Pack "Fair" The canning corn crop is "just fair," according to Branch Manag- er H. K. Penhale, of Canadian Can- ners Ltd. The pack at the Exeter factory started Monday, but yield is down because of the long sum- mer drought. Recent rains, how- ever, may help the later crop. Har- vesting is expected to continue un- til the middle of September.—Exe- ter Times -Advocate. Blyth Group in London Blyth Blue Belles Milky Way Club and the Blyth Women's Insti- tute recelitly chartered a Goderich coach line bus and travelled to London. The ladies arrived all in good condition in London around 10 a.m., and visited the market and some shopping along Dundas. From there the bus toured through Lon- don to the large Kellogg plant, where all gaily alighted to go through the plant on a tour.—Blyth Standard, Play At C.N.E. Mr. Kenneth Weido and sister, Miss Ruth, and Miss Marion Turk - beim, the outstanding members of the Zurich Boys and Girls Band, were recently at London where they joined Mr. C. Robinson's band in playing at Wooded, and then they enjoyed a trip to Niagara Falls, playing at the big Scout Con- vention there. The three left Zur- ich on Tuesday evening for Lon- don, where they will join the Lon- don Band and will play at the To- ronto Exhibition on Thursday.— Zurich Herald. ' TV Advances Progress is the keynote around CKNX in,,„_Wirtgham these days, as work goes ahead at a rapid pace on all phases of the television op- eration. It was just 14 years ago that the present radio towers ar- rived at the railroad siding in Wingham, heralding the new in- creased power of CKNX Radio. On Friday last week, a train pulled in. at Walkerton bearing the im- mense steel (beams and sections, which will grow in a few short weeks into the gigantic 650 -foot television tower. — Wingham Ad- vance -Times. CROSSROADS (By JAMES SCOTT) SORE FEET! SORE HEAD! There is nothing --repeat, noth- ing—like a day at the Ex. By a day, I mean as much of twenty-four hours as the grounds of the Canadian National ExhilZi- tionare open. By a day, I mean, seeing the whole works, from the boudoir of Elsie the cow; at the Dufferin Street Gates, right down to the antique car exhibit in the Automotive Building at the • Prin- cess Gates. That, in case you're interested, is a distance of one and three-quarter miles, not count- ing detours. It's all very well to talk about Marilyn Bell and other such lore; distance marathoners—they accom- plish no mean feat when they swim Lake Ontario—but I wonder, I just wonder, how long any of them would last on a day at the Ex. Of course, when you put in such a day you must be accompanied by a young and eager child who has never been to the Exhibition before. I know some people who boast about spending a full day at the Exhibition and who, when you question them, adinit that they spent most of the afternoon sitting listening to the band, and most of the evening on the grandstand. The softies! My, expedition this - year was what you might call the keeping of a pledge. For some years now I have been putting off Katie Scott with the words, "You're not old enough yet to really enjoyed a day at the Ex, but when. you . are I'll take you. That's a promise." Well, sooner or later, promises have to be kept, and this was the year for it. . We .didn't get off to too good a start. In fact, we had just nicely bought a strip of- tickets for the. midway (I recommend this prat-, tise; it's cheaper if you have somebody along who is never sat- isfied to get on any ride just once) when it started to rain. When a hundred and fifty thousand people all want to get in out of the rain at the same time, that's hard on the feet—also the elbows. But it was only , a passing shower; the skies cleared, the sun came -,.out and the day was perfect. Pet•feci, that is, for walking miles and. miles, rubber -necking at every strange and exotic sight on the grounds. Perfect for walking—or did I mention that before? To cut a long and tedious story short, by the end of the afternoon I had the saddest pair of feet you could ever imagine. My back ached, my legs were stiff, I could barely manage to lift one foot af- ter the other as we dragged our way to yet another miraculous ex- hibit. And by this time, the sore- ness was not all in my feet. I was startingtoget grumpy! pY• It all began shortly afternoon when I tried to get tickets for the grandstand show and found I was too late. This was a big disap- pintment because Lassie was to be in that show, and part of the promise was a chance to see the wonder dog. As the day wore on, I found that every time some lunk clipped me with his elbow I was looking at him resentfully and thinking to myself, "I bet you leave a ticket to the grandstand you 'big, selfish brute!" By suppertime I was hating everybody generally. And then a miraculous thing happened. In, all those teeming thousands, in that mass of human ity; we suddenly caught sight of a face from home. There right in the middle of the .Ford exhibit, Was a neighbor. Somehow, it was warming and reassuring. We talk- ed as if we hadn't seen each other for a year; I told him our `troubles and you know what?,Our goodneighbor, a fellow from Seaforth, smiled and said he knew a way to get us seats for the grandstand! He did too. We saw Ed. Sulli- van; we saw Marilyn Bell, and yes, by golly,, we saw Lassie. And we sat down. All through the courtesy of a man right from our own home town! How can a fellow stay sate when something like that happens to him? Sure, the Ex 'was wonderful!- n But good neighbors are better. TEARS ALONE Interesting' Items picked a from The Huron Expositor of 25, 50 and 75 Tears Ago. From The Huron Expositor September 12, 1930 Miss Helen ,Delaney, Manley teacher, had a rather exciting ex- perience while on the road home from church last Sunday with all the rest of` the members of the family. She lost control of her car, which turned turtle several times. All esdaped serious' injury. Miss Mary Stewart, Seaforth, is acting as a substitute for Mr. Fer- ris Cantelon, principal of the, Hen- sel' Continuation School, durifig his illness in the Seaforth Hospital, fol- lowing an operation for appendi- citis. Mr. George- Brock is again suf- fering from foot trouble caused by standing en them too long in his Hensall blacksmith shop. Premier`Bennett has asked Par- liament, now sitting in a special session at Ottawa, to vote $20,000,- 000 to relieve the unemployment situation in Canada. Mr. Robert Boyes met with a serious accident on Thursday of last week when he had a leg frac- tured by a runaway team. He is now in Scott Memorial Hospital, Seaforth, where he will be confin- ed for some time. Mr. and Mrs. 1hliiton Chesney, of Toronto, were week -end guests at the home of Mrs. J. R. Habkirk, Seaforth. - Miss Nora Stewart is supplying in the Seaforth Public School for Miss Mabel Turnbull, who bas been ill this week. Mrs, Sidney Thomson, of Clin- ton, and Miss Jean' Fisher, of To- trono, have been visiting with and Mrs. Sam Thomson and family in Brueefield. FARM NEWS Producing Eggs of Quality The quality of eggs which reach the consumer is dependent on the adequacy of all members of a chain of individuals who are concerned with the production and sale of eggs. Important links in the chain are the breeder, producer, whole- saler and retailer; consumer ac- ceptanceof the product is depend- ent to different degrees on each of these individuals. Since the qual- ity of an egg declines gradually from the time it is rlaid, it is evi- dent that the first link in the chain is the breeder who produces the stock. It has been demonstrated by re- search workers that strains of birds differ in egg quality factors such as albumen quality or thick white, shell strength and freedom from blood spats. Breeding has been found to be effective in im- proving these traits, particularly the first two. However, work at the Central Experimental Farm has shown that there is a negative genetic correlation between the number of eggs laid by a hen and their albumen quality. This means that a breeder could not select for high albumen quality in his, strain of birds without causing some de- crease in the average egg produc- tion level. A strain is recognized mainly by its egg producing abil- ity rather than by its inherent egg quality. Since much work is yet to he done in improvement of egg production, the average breeder cannot afford to place much em- phasis on selection for albumen quality, unless it is at a low level in his strain. However, if the 'strain is characterized by a high incidence of inclusions such as blood spots, improvement by selec- tion or other breeding methods would be important, since eggs with blood spots are an almost complete economic loss. The next important individual is the egg produeer. It is well recog- nized reeo -nszed by now that egg quality de- teriorates very rapidly if eggs are not cooled soon after laying and held in a temperature of 55 .to 60 degrees F. Humidity of the egg room tls also important, a relative humidity of 65 per cent being con- sidered adequate.' The producer has the responsibility of this and of all the other safeguards to qual- ity, such as -producing clean eggs, eliminating eggs with cracked shells and delivering his product, at intervals of three to five days, to the 'grading station. The premium which he is paid reflects his abil- ity to do this. The grading station operator plays an important role in the pro- duction of quality eggs. Under his (Con►tinuid on P age 6) . The football game played be- tween Hespeler and Winthrop was 2-0 for Hespeler. There was a large crowd at the game and the dance which followed. CIV mei AUSTRALIAN JOURNEY 110 STOPOVERS *-T HONOLULU TOP TONIC FOR EDITOR'S ULCERS • From The Huron Expositor September 8, 1905 Miss Lizzie Gareth, -of Toronto, and Miss Barbara Winnacott, of Russeldale, are the guests of Miss Laving Tuffin, Staffa. The members of the Hay Branch Agricultural Society intend to op- en their new show grounds which are nearly completed_ in Zurich. Hun. Nelson Monteith, Minister of Agriculture, will open the new grounds during the fair. On Saturday afternoon, four burly, husky Londoners, evidently of the sporting class, drove into Hensall and without any unneces- sary delay set out topaint the town a glaring red. In their ef- fort to kick up a row, they insult- ed Sandy Bawdei Meeting the combined attack - of the London mob with deft guards al landing beautifully with his rights and lefts, he sent the whole party over like ninepins. It was refreshing. to the onlookers. The Robert Bell Engine and Thresher Co. have just received an order for one of their their cele- brated 30 -horsepower. tractor en- gines from the Dominion Govern- ment, for the Industrial, Farm near Edmonton. The good people of St. Columban district celebrated. Labor Day by a silver jubilee concert. An im- mense crowd of people was pres- ent and everyone enjoyed them- selves. The Seaforth Beavers played in the finals for the intermediate championship series with Brant- ford at Guelph on Monday. (t num- ber from town went to see the game and, though they were de- prived of the pleasure of reporting a victory, they saw the Seaforth team lose in a close 6-5 contest. The morning train going south through Brucefield had a bad mis- hap Tuesday. A cow • got on the track and the engine and baggage car were ,derailed. Mrs. Homuth, of Wingham, and Miss Margaret Grieve, of Gode- rich, spent a few days in Seaforth with their father, Mr. William Grieve. • From The Huron Expositor September 10, 1880 (By i htr Freeman, Canadian Weekly Newspaper editorial re- presentative and editor of the Lakeshore News, Pointe Claire, who recently returned from a 20,000 -mile trip with Canadian Pacific Airlines which took him to Australia via Hawaii and Fiji). Arrival at Hawaii is an experi- ence no traveller will ever forget. Having read the advertising litera- ture pertaining to Hawaii I, like other weekly editors, had admired the copywriter's style more than I had his veracity. Phrases like "Hawaii—lotus islands of the Paci- fic" had sounded wonderful but unreal. Before I left Honolulu airport next day, I had cause to revise my opinion! Elegant accommodation, warm scented winds, bright sun, pound- ing surf, and the seemingly unend- ing happiness of the people create a state of wind absolutely guaran- teed to placate the ulcers of any number of weekly editors. I could have spent the whole four weeks there, and to the devil with the rest of the tour! Hawaiian Flag Surprises One point that.. never fails to, rouse the interest and curiosity of visitors to Hawaii is the sight of what appears to be the Union Jack flying in the top quarter of the Hawaiian flag next to the staff. A cablegram in the Globe from its London correspondent, under the 'date of September 8, states that negotiations for the formation of `a Pacific Railway Syndicate are closed. Prime Minister Macdonald has sailed for home. Mr. John Dalziel informs us that Mr. James Langstraith, of this town, has imported from his broth- er, Mr. Hugh Dalziel, Kennel Edi- tor for the Field newspaper, Lon- don, England, a pair of Scotch fan- cy canaries. The cost of these rare birds were $20. Mr. Robert Campbell, of the 7th concession, McKillop, has rented oiler of his farms, situated on the 8th concession, one-half mile west of the rising village of Winthrop, to Hr. Michael McGrath. The farm contains 50 acres and Mr. McGrath has it leased for five years, and pays an annual rental of $140. Archibald McBride, the horse thief, captured by Constable Dun- lop a couple of weeks ago, was given a month in jail. While the Misses Logie ie and Fife of Lumley, were driving down the London Road last Saturday with a spirited horse, the draw bolts of the shaft broke, freeing the horse from the vehicle, and throwing the occupants upon the muddy road. Miss Carrie Roberton left Sea - forth on Tuesday for Philadelphia, where she intends residinr for a time. - Mr. Robert Anderson of Stan- ley, and Mr. W. T. Grieve, of Hallett, with their families, intend leaving for Dakota about the • lat- ter part of this month. Messrs. Lumsden & Wilson have leased the store now occupied 'by Mr. John Rogers, and intend re- moving their stock of drugs acid stationery into it as soon as it is vacated by its present oceupant. United States territory since 1898, when its annexation took lace; Hawaii's flag is made up of nine stripes alternate, white, red and blue, and as a union of • blue the crosses of St. George, St. Pat- rick and St, Andrew." A clue to this design of the flag is found in the fact that Hawaii Arrival Sydney was originally known as the Sand- wich Islands, being named after We cannot omit mention of the the First Lord of the British Ad- excellent service given tourists miralty, the Earl of Sandwich. ind visitors by the customs at Actually, the first European to 1 Sydney Airport. The familiae- set foot there was Captain James queue is noticeably absent and' • Cook, who some years earlier had passengers are summoned by discovered and claimed Australia for the British Crown. The famous Captain was subse- quently killed in a misunderstand- ing on a return visit to the Islands and a monument stands to his memory thereon. Besides the natural beauty of the resort and of the maidens whose charms are an obvious ad- junct to the scenery, (wonder if this will get"' -past the wife), the Islands themselves have a history and culture which begins for most Hawaiians from the reign of King Kamehameha I, who conquered all the islands and brought them under one government. ' Tale of Two Statues ' 1' Marsh, "You come all this way to eat grapefruit in Honolulu?" Apparently the -spirit of Hawaii later caught up with Ron as he had to be practically dragged on the plane as it left for Fiji Islands.. on what is the longest leg of the whole flight—some 3,000 miles dur- ing which time we became mem- bers of the "Equator Club" and' "Dateline Club" respectively, as we headed into the night flying be- low the "Milky Way, ' brighest of all the heavenly galaxies in the • southern hemisphere. When the stewardess announced, "You are now crossing the equa- tor," I was no different to the oth- er passengers—all looking down • for that thick black line on the ocean's surface! It's at about this stage in the flight that you are caught with the impression that the airline is trying to give you back as mucin of the fare as possible in food and refreshment. The service is out- standing, Our stop at Fiji was of short duration, We had a cold shower and I bought a set of lovely ear-• rings of tortoiseshell and mother of pearl for the little woman at home. (Very helpful if one is to get the big welcome upon return, and es- pecially so if she is doing the jobs of publishing the paper in one's absence!) According to reports of the plane stewardesses, who sometimes stop- over at Fiji, there is an excellent resort on the other side of the is- land if one wants to really get away from ,it all. We had breakfast on leaving Fiji and landed at Sydney around 11 a.m., after a refuelling stop at Auckland's airport in New Zea- land. • name in a quick and courteous manner. Make sure you have the "oficiai stamp" as required on your certi- ficate of vaccination. I didn't, and as a result got the needle again—administered by an Australian M.O., courtesy of the • Australian Government. I must check on my return to Quebec whether or not Doc Mac- Donald billed me for . that first. needle job. He told me the stamp was not necessary! Aussies Live Well The Canadhan visitor to Austra- lia will find,rmach"tariiiterest bin,.. in this land of some 10,000,000 peo- Through circumstances and not-ple who are so very like Canadians- by, anadiansby, design, there are two bronze in pinny ways, but so different in. statues of the King, exactly , simi- others. lar, on the Island of Hawaii, and The average Australian enjoys thereby hangs a tale. high standard of living, second on - According to "Paradise", Ha- iv to the U.S.A. and Canada, with waii's well-read monthly magazine, nearly every family owning at. the people of Hawaii commissioned least one automobile. Mainly be - a rbronze statue of their beloved cause of dollar restrictions, most King from Florence, Italy. The autos are of English or Continen.- statue was eventually finished and shipped via Boston where it was transhipped again. The last leg of the trip would take the boat around the Horn. )nfortunately, however, the ship caught fire and sank off the Falkland Islands., Luckily, all eight feet six inches of the bronze statue were insured and a copy was ordered right away. This one had a smooth trip and was unveiled in 1883 with "the heavens expressing their ap- proval and joy by pouring rain on. spectators until just a half hour before the formal ceremony. Then the sun shone brightly for the rest of the day." The punchline is in the.fact that years later the original statue was found in the Falklands by, a ship's captain who took it to Hawaii in the hope of finding a buyer. . His customer was the Kingdom of Hawaii which erected the dupli, cate statuenear the famous war- rior's birthplace. Grapefruit For Breakfast? tal make. However, many Aussies now drive the wholly Australian - made General Motors produced "Holden," sometimes known as the "poor man's Chevvy.". It's a popu- lar make and has astonishingly high pick-up and performance. Residents in the higher brackets: generally go far the higher priced. Jaguar with some families own:' -'4 ing, say a "Jag" and also a small- er car as a secondary automobile. While I was in Australia General Motors announced plans to build a $42,000,000 new plant. They also- announced a profit of $21,000,000)' over the preceding year! The climate is a direct reverse of Canada's, with the heat of sum- mer during the months of Decem- ber and January! One of the most - enjoyable periods in which to make travelling period, would be during the trip and yet not be in the peak. February, March or April. Oh, and yes . . . a must for'ali overseas guests is a visit to one of the animal sanctuaries where - good close-up pictures of Austra- Breakfast at the Royal Hawaiian. •lia's strange animals may be tak- was marked by the incredulous ob- en—and don't forget to take some servation of the beautifully gown- snapshots of the Koala bears,. ed Hawaiian waitresses concerning TheyWeNaacute as the publicity the breakfast order of my new- photos depict them. found travelling companion, Ron (To be continued) FARM NEWS Operating Costs on Farm And Garden Tractors Operating costs on farm garden tractors have been recorded at the Canada Department of Agri- cultur'e Experimental Farm, Smith- ers, B.C., since 1950 and the re- sults illustrate some points of ec- onomic importance. Costs of operation are comprised of fixed expenses and variable ex- penses. The fixed expenses are made of depreciation, interest and housing, which are charged annual- lyat 10per cent 2ya per cent and � per cent, of the original cost of the tractor. Variable expenses are comprised of charges for fuel and oil, servicing, repair parts and re- pair labor. These variable costs can be kept to a minimum by pro- viding tractors with regular main- tenance as prescribed by the man- ufacturer. A few minutes daily attention can avoid many costly repair bills, particularly as the tractor gets older. However, even a well cared for tractor cannot be operated econ- omically unless it is put to full use on the farm. To illustrate this point, a 3-4 plow tractor was us- ed for 973 hours in 1952 at an av- erage cost of 90 cents per hour. In comparison, a avow tractor was operated for only 342 hours in 4'0 1953 at a - cost of- 97 cents per hour. With the limited use obtain- ed from the small tractor, .the costs of depreciation, housing and interest were- much higher when calculated on an hourly basis than they were in the case of the large tractor. p Similarly, a garden tractor op- erated for only 72 hours in 195L cost 98 cents an hour to run. At. the oilier extreme, the same ma- chine did 215 hours of work in 1952: and the cost was only 51 cents am hour. While tractor usage is limited by the size of the farm, in many cases economic operation can be main- tained by doing custom work. In this way, set charges such as de- preciation, etc., can be offset to a substantial degree. Two members were examing a newly written motto inscribed in , the lobby of their club. It read: "The faults of• our brothers we' write upon the sand; their vir- tues upon the eternal tablets of love and memory." At that moment there was a loud noise in the street outside. "What was that?" inquired cne. - "Probably," said his cynical' companion, "a truck bringing up, another load. of: sand." i{