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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1957-02-01, Page 7• A SATURDAY EXCURSIQNS ta TORONTO by CNTR LOW FARES 'EVERY SATURDAY (TO AND INCL. APRIL 13) Tickets good going and returning same Saturday only. EXCURSION FARES FROM: + Allenford $4.753ue1pb 190 Paisley 520 Brampton .85 Hanover $4.30 Palmerston' ....$3.40 Brussels 4.30 Harriston 3.75 Southampton .. 55� Chesley 4.75 Ingersoll 3.70 Sarnia Clinton 4.75 Kincardine .... 5.85 Stratford 3.45 Elora 2.45 Kitchener 2.45 Strathroy 520 Fergus 2.45 Listowel 3.60 Walkerton 4.60 Georgetown .... 120 Mitchell 420 Watford 5.75 Goderich 5.05 Owen Sound .... 4.75.'"Wingham 4.75 'Wyoming 620 Correspondi ag Fares from Intermediate Points FULL INFORMATION FROM AGENTS "Dollars and Sense° 6 How can YOU benefit from having a CurrentAccount? You'll find it much easier to keep an accurate record of your current expen.ses when you have a Current Account. When you pay all bills by cheque on your Current Account, you receive back, at the end of each month, all your cancelled cheques as well as a bank statement showing every withdrawal and every deposit you have made. Furthermore, they are much easier to file away than receipts and take less room to store. With them and your bank statements, you'll find it far easier to get an exact.picture of how you spend your money. So it's a good move to use a Current Account for paying all current bilis-and keep your Savings Account for actual savings. THE CANADIAN. BANK OF COMMERCE tore' Cim Saturday night dosing:of stp>fes in Western ttntar;io towns has b e a co tgnttottS isrsue or S,opra tjs e, but there has been a trend of lata towards ids are rnanmit � the matter. The Listowel Banner discusses the subject and deals with condi- tions b -that town which, are not unlike those to be found •in other Western Ontario municipalities. Says the Listowel• Banner: It was gratifying on Saturday to find unanimity among local merch- ants with regards to closing stores shortly after six o'clock. The sug- gestion is not that this is the policy which should be followed, but rather that when a decision is reached by ,their organization it should be accepted and supported by all. Too many times the op- posite holds true. Always a few ignore the decision and confusion' results. And it may be quite pos- sible these few who prefer to set their own hours for closing have never found it profitable. Due to two different groups which appeared to advhcate differ - SEAFORTH BRANCH: G. C. Brightrall, Manager The 10th- ati{tuaL.rxteethr ' of tire.. Grey-Bruce.Hurer .Aberdeen An- gus Breecierrs'• Assoelation was held reeontty at , Walicertou. • ,The attendance Was quite large and enthusiastically participated in the meeting: The usual annual, meeting proee- dure was followed. The financial statement showed a substantial balance. The election of officers resulted as follows president, Thomas Todd, Lucknorw; first vice-presi- dent, Gordon Ribey, Underwood; second vice president, Joseph Weber, Mildmay; directors f' or Huron County, Harvey Campbell, Listowell; Herb Klopp, Zurich; di- rectors for Grey County, Mel, Mar- shall; R.R. 5, Owen Sound; Clar- ence Lange, R.R. 4, Chesley; di- rectors for Bruce County, R. II. Herron, Allenford; Hector Fraser, Tara. The office of Secn+etaryrtrieasttrer was no filled at the, ineetiyig, but former ecretary T, Atewart Coop. er was asked tO continue till, a successor had been named. Plans for 1957 include spring and autumn sales, support of 4-H Calf Club work, usual banquet, and other program.' During the course of the meet- ing, retiring secretary -treasurer was presented with a beautiful en- gravel wrist watch with gold band, in recognition of 10 years of ser- vice .to the Angus Association. Since the organization of the Grey -Bruce -Huron Aberdeen Angus Association the Angus breed has gained steadyily in popularity. The support given the 4-H Calf Club work has been quite out- standing. Other district associa- tions have been formed following the lead of Grey, Bruce and Huron. LOSE MORE THROUGH PRODUCTION THAN.FROM LACK OF MARKETS ent policies there seemed to be That farmers lose more money ,through inefficient production methods than through inefficient marketing was emphasized ,by W. P. Watson, Ontario livestock com- missioner, in an address, at the 19th annual farmer's week at the Western Ontario • Agricultural School at Ridgetown. "There is not much a market can, do to help a man who is inefficient in producing for that market" Mr. Watson told farm- ers,( "Last year. 40 .per cent of Canadian farmers accounted for 80 per cent of farm income, which means that 60 per cent only shar- ed 20 per cent of the gross sales attained by farm produce. Field Of Production "What kind of marketing pro- gram could correct that?'fie ask- ed. "The situation whin must some doubt if uniform closing would result. The • Retail Merch- ants' Division of the Chamber of Commerce, the governing body of retailers, decided at an annual meeting in October to close every night of the week during January and February. This decision was i countermanded at subsequent meetings of the Merchants' Ap- preciation Day Committee. Neutral observers gained the impression that the differences be- , tween the groups didi not stem from friction between them. but resulted from merely following suggestions put forth at the mo- ment. Naturally the suggestions came from different exponents. As a matter-of-fact, with few excep- tions, the same merchants made up the attendance of meetings call- ed by both groups. Most regrettable, 'however, was the small representation at any of the meetings. It is difficult to un- derstand why businessmen will not attend these sessionswhich are called to determine policies of vital interest to them. Through only the fault of those whofail to attend, the mapority is being governed by the few. As far as Saturday night closing is concern- ed, it is doubtful if anyone will suffer. Business places in general found little .need of remaining open on Saturday in winter months of recent year. When the ques- tion of switching from Saturday` night to Friday night opening comes up for discussion as pro- mised lated this month, it is an entirely different matter and one which calls for expression of opin- ions of all business places. There are too many groups set- ting their own policies and this practice is not good for business in general. Barbers, for instance, please to ignore the major division set-up by the Chamber of Com- merce. Druggists seem to be fall- ing in line by holding their own little sessions and determining their closing hour. Grocers. often in past. did the same. Just why these groups do these things is almost • unanswerable. After all they are- all dealing in the same commodity -service to the public. The barber cuts the hair of the person who buys drugs, patronizes the grocer and spends money on clothes or furniture or hardware. Obviously the customer would be much happier if he KNEW there was one standard hour when all types of business closed. The independent decisions of these contained groups suggest an odor of selfishness. Their actions tend to injure business in general for there is nothing which will pro- duce the effect of dissatisfaction more among town or rural people than by having open disagreement among businessmen. It is to be hoped that at the forthcoming meeting. and all future ones, all types of business will be repre- sented in goodly numbers. There seems little' point in promoting business booster programs if cer- tain groups insist on operating in- depently for strictly personal rea- son's. r HELP ELIMINATE RATS Join Seaforth Junior Farmers in their cam- paign to eliminate rats and mice on Huron Farms. Campaign ends this month. Most people don't worry too much when they see one or two rats around their barns or buildings. They seem to thing they're bachelor rats that live alone, and like it. so they ignore them. Rodentologists (people who make a study of rats and how they live) think there are very few rats that live alone. They claim there's already a good many rats around before you start seeing them, They use the following rule of thumb to estimate the rat population in a barn. 1. If you see damage, (but no rats) -there are approximately 20 rats present. . 2. If you see one or two rats at night (but none in the daytime) there are 50 rats present. 3. There are over 100 rats present by the time you start seeing them in the daytime, You, will save at least $20.00 for every rat you kill. Start baiting with WARFARIN RAT KILLER now ! On Sale At: CROWN HARDWARE - SILLS HARDWARE TOPNOTCH FEEDS LIMITED SEAFORTH FARMERS CO-OPERATIVE On" Anwign D The Canadian, Federation of Agriculture bas received fropr the Interprovincial Farm Union 44 cil a proposal to amalgamate taie; and the C.P.A., wbrelr iris, been considered by the Federa tion's board of erectors. The Canadian Federation of Ag- riculture is a truly federated body, not only in name but in. fact. On its organization in 1935, the objec- tive of the organizations who par- ticipated in its founding was to provide a means whereby bona. fide organizations of fanners, whatever the particular native of their functions and basis, could join together both provincially and nationally to speak with a united voice and purpose.. The essential nature of the Fed- eration is that it provides a means of uniting the -views and the pro- grams of a wide diversity of or- ganizations which is one way or another represent farmer inter- ests and. farmer opinion -without interfering with the autonomy, or threatening the identity, of its con- stituent organizations. The Canadian Federation of Ag- riculture believes that the essen- tial basis and philosophy of its organization remain sound today. It has therefore adopted the fol- lowing resolution, which expresses its views on this subject: "Whereas it is the opinion of this gathering that every effort should be made to promote unity of opin- ion among the farmers of Canada, resolved that, viewing it as a move toward greater unificaton in the farm movement. the proposal from tfie Interprovincial Farm Union Council be referred to the Execu- tive Committee of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture; and that power to negotiate with the I.F-U.C. be given to the Execu- tive of the C.F.A. or to a commit- tee which it may appoint, to see if any plan may be evolved which would lead to greater unification of the efforts of the farm move- ment of Canada -such plan if de- veloped to be referred for consid- eration to member bodies of the C:F.A., it being understood that negotiations for unifying our forc- es must take place also at the pro- vincial level" be corrected lies in the field of production, and it must be cor- rected before any of those men can share in larger profits. "I am not being critical of mar- keting methods, but it is wishful thinking to expect marketing to correct all the situations which have a bearing on the amount of yearly income," Mr. Watson stressed. He went on to present his views on the agriculture outlook for 1957, saying a person cannot fore- cast exactly but "can- indulge in a little speculation." "Since the cattle population of Canada last year increased over the 1955 figure, it is reasonable to assume that more cattle will be available for marketing in 1957 and chances are that more will be marketed. Hogs "As far as hogs are concerned a survey taken in June, 1956, show- ed a sharp decline in number of hogson farms," Mr. Watson said. `-`I think that decrease was natur- al because a year ago, hog prices were down to $23 a hundred- weight. This year there will be less pork and- I think we can ex- pect premium hog prices" He pointed out that in final an- alysis these ,products must sell in competition with other classes of meat, particularly poultry. Sup- plies of poultry, he said, are in- creasing "by leaps and bounds." Stiff Competition "Assuming all poultry producers will operate at capacity this year, producers of all classes of -red meat can expect stiff competition from them," he added. "There is likely to be a substantial increase in production of broilers and tur- keys. 'To sum it up, it looks as though increased from one dollar to two there will be a plentiful, supply of dollars after pressure was brought to bear by two townships and oth- er interested organizations. As to the weeds, the Ontario Forestry. Branch will be asked to pay more attelftion to weed con- trol in county forest plantations. Complaints about weeds in tree plantations were brought before Council by Reeve Orval Taylor, of East Wawanosh, and Reeve Cecil Blake, of Ashfield. A sum of $1.000 is provided in the provisional estimates for 1957 fox bounty payments. Last year the county paid out $743 at the rate of one dollar per fox. Requests for an increase in the bounty came from Colborne Town- ship, Stanley Township. Seaforth Women's Institute. the- Ontario Farmers' Union and towns -hip un- its of the Federation of Agricul- ture. Most of the requests cited poul- try losses as the main reason for a higher bounty. but one request suggested that foxes are a danger because they spread rabies, Menace To Farms Councillors Protest Weeds hi Plantations Foxes and weeds, two problems which have been annoying district farmers, received the attention of Huron County Council in Goderich last week. The, bounty on adult foxes- was meat, with the exception of pork, in 1957," Mr. Watson predicted. "Prices will probably be close to those . in 1956. The whole picture could change if an export market was developed but no one knows where that is going to come from since prices here are higher than in, the United States and other countries." Production Costs Increasing Factor In Poultry Flocks Changes in poultry farming in Canada are bringing a reduction in the number of small farm flocks and the appearance of large com- mercial flocks. This is accom- panied by decreasing profit mar- gins making the pooItryman ever more conscious of production costs. These changes have brought about a reappraisal by egg pro- ducers of breeds and crosses, says T. M. Maclntyre, Senior Poultry- man. Experimental Farm, Nappan, N.S. The heavy, dual-purpose breeds and crosses which have been pop- ular among poultrymen for many years now appear to be losing favor to light breeds and crosses. There are two reasons for this: (1) The price of fowl has been low in recent years, thus reducing the meat value of the carcass; (2) Light birds require less feed for maintenance and hence, when compared on the basis of equal egg production, produce eggs more' economically than heavy birds. A four -pound bird producing 200 eggs per year consumes about 78 pounds of feed, while a six -pound bird laying at the same rate consumes about 98 pounds of feed. On this basis the light bird produces one dozen eggs on 4.7 pounds of feed, while the heavy bird requires 5.9 pounds fo feed for one dozen eggs, This represents a saving of about one dollar per bird per year for the light birds. Since many heavy breeds are popular have good growth, live- ability, and production records, there is a natural reluctance on the part of producers to switch to other breeds. But low fowl prices have decreased the income from this source, emphasizing the ne- cessity for economical egg produc- tion. Present trends indicate that profit from the laying flock must come largely from egg production and poultrymen arelooking to the light breeds and crosses with their lower maintenance requirements fore more economical egg produc- tion. A Canadian engineer, Sir Sand- ford Fleming, invented the Stan- dard Time system in 1878, and about 40 years later an English builder, William Wiliet, proposed the idea of Daylight Saving Time. The Northwest Territories prob- ably contain every mineral known to man except those formed by initiate action in a tropical clim- ate. ro . facilitates on the •Streets of°'%9`i allowed between'' king 11011x0. ,0, 8 arm., This order will . be strictly enfo accor1ance with the Highway Tr Section 43, Subsection 9. Notice is :Hereby Oivr� that the Municipality will -not be .responsible for any •damages caused to .parted' 'vehicles as.. the result of snow removal operations NEED RUBBER STAMPS? Order Them Through THE HURON EXPOSITOR SEAFORTH MONUMENT WORKS OPEN DAILY T. Pryde & Son ALL TYPES OF CEMETERY MEMORIALS„- Enquiries Are Invited Telephone Numbers: EXETER 41 CLINTON 1620 SEAFORTH 573 SUSHI ESS AND.:PRAF.ESSIONAL• • DIRE1C:TORY. ,,„, AUCTIONEERS EDWARD W. ELLIOTT Licensed Auctioneer Correspondence promptly an- swered. Immediate arrangements can be made for sale dates by Phoning 455-J, Clinton. Charges moderate and satisfaction guaran- teed. Returning to the weed problem, Reeve Taylor said that, on one county tree plantation near Au- burn, the ground is so thick with leafy spurge that the plantation is a weed menace to all the farms in the neighborhood. "You couldn't get another stalk of leafy spurge to grow there." said Reeve Tay- lor. "You couldn't find room to plant a stalk of it. Whoever has jurisdiction should go after it" Reeve Blake said it is almost impossible to make a private land- owner clean up the noxious weeds on his property, when the land- owner can point to a county pro- perty as a far worse example of weeds uncontrolled. "They come back at us and say: 'Look at your own county pro- perty'." said Reeve Blake. "It puts your municipality in an awful bad spot." William Dougall, Hensall. weed inspector, appeared before Coun- cil, and explained that efforts- have been made to spray weeds in coun- ty tree plantations, but that the spray has killed more trees than weeds. "Perhaps we could cut with scythes, but where will you find the men to hire for scythe work these days?" said Mr. Dou- gall. Renk de Vries, zone forester for Perth and Huron, told councillors an effort will be made to find some way of controlling weeds in the tree- plantations. Gordon Ratz, deputy reeve of Stephen, suggested that headlands and fence -lines. at least, might have their weeds cut, to check the spread of weeds to neighboring farms. PERCY C. WRIGHT Licensed Auctioneer CROMARTY Livestock and farm, sales a spe- cialty. For a better auction sale, call the WRIGHT Auctioneer, Phone Hensall 690 r 22. DENNIS and WILDFONG Auctioneers Graduates of Reisch American School of Auctioneering. Licensed in Huron, Perth and Waterloo. Capable of handling all types of sales -large or small. DON DENNIS, R.R. 1. Walton Phone Seaforth 843 r 11 ROY WILDFONG, R.R. 2, Walton Phone Seaforth 831 r 5 VETERINARY Uncle Gus tells the one about the air force officer who charged into a station one day, in his flashy convertible, and asked the opera- tor what he charged for a simon- ize job. The operator said $15, whereupon the officer pointed out that his car was a convertible and that the price should be less. The operator took off his service cap, exposing his shiny bald head, and said, "Look at me, I pay the full $1. price every time I get a hair cut." TURNBULL & BRYANS VETERINARY CLINIC J. 0. Turnbull, D.V.M. W. R. Bryans, D.V.M. Phone 105 Seaforth INSURANCE The McKILLOP MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. HEAD OFFICE-SEAFORTII, Ont. MEDICAL DR. M. W. STAPLETON Physician and Surgeon Phone 90 : Seaforth: If no answer, call 59 OFFICERS: President - Wm, F. Alexander Walton Vice -Pres, - Robert Archibald, Seaforth Manager and Sec.-Treas. - M. A. Reid, Seaforth DIRECTORS: E, J. Trewartha. Clinton; J. L. Malone, Seaforth; Chris. Leon- hardt, Bornholm; Robert Archi- bald. Seaforth; John H. McEwing, Blyth; William S. Alexander, Wal- ton; Harvey Fuller, Goderich; J. E. Pepper. Brucefield; Allister Broadfoot,• Seaforth. AGENTS: William Leiper. Jr.. Londes- boro; J. F. Prueter, Brodhagen; Selwyn Baker, Brussels; Eric Munroe,' Seaforth. JOHN A. GORWILL, B.A., M.D. Physician and Surgeon Phones: Office 5-W Res. 5-J Seaforth JOHN C. GODDARD, M.D. Physician and Surgeon Phone 110 Hensall SEAFORTH CLINIC Telephone 26 E. A. McMASrER, B.A., M.D. Intetuest Telephone 27 P. L. BRADY, M.D. Surgeon Telephone 55 DR. E. MALKUS Telephone 26 EVENINGS: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 0013'. 7-9 p.m. . Appointments may be made. CHIROPRACTIC D. H. McINNES Chiropractic - Foot Correction • COMMERCIAL HOTEL Monday. Thursday - 1 to.8 p.m. OPTOMETRIST JOHN E. LONGSTAFF Optometrist Phone 791 Seaforth Eyes examined - Glasses Fitted MAIN OFFICE, SEAFORTH Office Hours: Seaforth, daily, except Monday, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Wednesday. 9 a.m. -12:30 p.m.; Thursday evenings by appointment only. Clinton: Monday, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (Above Hawkins' & Jacob's Hardware.) ACCOUNTING A. M HARPER Chartered Accountant 55 South St. Telephone Goderich 343 Licensed Municipal Auditor. LEGAL A. W. SILLERY Barrister, Solicitor, Etc. 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