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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, -OCTOBER 4,1957
Fire Prevention Demands
Co-operation Of- All
ed by human carelessness and neglect
of simple rules of fire safety and
common sense.
The emphasis of Fire Prevention
Week is properly on ways and means
of improving Canada's fire loss,
which, for the last ten years, per
head of population is one of the
world's worst.
At the same time, this special week
provides an opportunity for citizens
generally to give thought to the great
contribution which firemen of our
community make. Like members of
the Seaforth Brigade, most firemen
are volunteers. Always on guard,
available regardless of weather or of
other engagements, on a moment's
notice they approach each fire, not
knowing the danger or risk they may
face. They know only that they have
been called, that there is a job to do.
This community, and every com-
munity, owes a great debt to its fire-
men. One way in which we can indi-
cate our appreciation is to co-oper-
ate and "Don't give fire a place to
start."
This is the time of year when spe-
cial emphasis is placed on the appal-
ling fire losses which we Canadians
-experience.
Fire Prevention Week, which this
year falls on October 6 - 12, in itself
does nothing to cut down the fire toll.
But it does bring to the mind of Can-
adians everywhere the preventable
loss in lives and property that each
year is occurring, and points up ways
of avoiding this heavy waste.
Last year in our living and work-
ing places, fire claimed 601 lives. It
burned and disfigured three times as
many more. It wasted more than
$115 millions in property, and the in-
direct loss to the national economy
was perhaps ten times this amount.
This reflects the pattern of our fire
destruction for the past 10 years: a
total of 5,082 lives, 16,000 men, wo-
men and children scarred, and a di-
rect financial loss of $878 millions,
more than enough to build two sea-
ways.
The tragedy is that most of these
647,000 fires in the decade were caus-
Britain Offers Interesting Solution
Whether or not the Diefenbaker
Government meant business when it
advanced its proposals to, as it claim-
ed, regain the British markets, will
be determined by the speed with
which it accepts the British proposal
to create a free trade union between
the two countries.
Members of the government, while
they were in opposition and since,
have repeatedly professed their
interest in enlarging Canadian -Brit-
ish trade. Now a practical means of
accomplishing this is proposed by
the British with their suggestion of
• a free trade union between the two
- countries.
It will remain to. be seen the ex-
tent to which the offer is accepted.
Certainly the hesitancy with which
Finance Minister Fleming discussed
the proposal when he said there are
"serious and formidable difficulties
to the implementation of such a free
of -Trade Problems
t
CROSSROADS
DOG AGAIN
(By .Pi4S SCOTT)
Last week I read another book
about a boy and his dog. This, one
was called 'The Dog Who Wouldn't
Be", and was written by a young
Canadian by the name of Farley
Mowat. This dog of Mr. Mowat's
was quite a dog, and I enjoyed the
book a lot, but as always happens
when one fellow starts tali dna
about his dog, I immediately *ant-
ed to tell about my dog.
In fact, just a day or so later, I
was talking to a friend of mine
who started talking about the
things her dog could do. I was
talking about dogs I have owned
at one time or another, and alto-
gether the entire atmosphere- had
a very canine aroma.
Out of it all, this friend said,
"Why don't you write a book about
dogs? There are always wonder-
ful stories about dogs, and every-
body loves to read them."
Well maybe they do, but as I
started thinking over my best dog's
tries, I began to wonder just how
suitable they' might be for a .book.
For example, there was the bird
dog I once owned. He was an Ir-
ish Water Spaniel which is a very
rare — and somewhat. peculiar—
breed indeed. In appearallce he
looked like a cross between a
French poodle and an overgrown
springer spaniel. He had the big-
gest feet I have ever seen on a
dog—with webbed toes! He had
long floppy ears, a top -knot which
fell down over his eyes and a thin,
rat tail, although the rest of him
was long-haired. To top it- all, his
name (and it came with him; I
had nothing to do with it) was
Sean Breffney O'Toole.
We called him Breffney for short.
I should say that this was the
most expensive dog I ever owned.
Ile had a mile -long pedigree (his
mother had the rather suggestive
trade agreement", does not indicate
great enthusiasm. for the plan
on the part of the Government.
The difficulty is, of course, that the
Conservatives in their plea for great-
er trade, mean by this the sale of
goods of which Canada has a surplus
but not necessarily the purchase of
goods which Britain wants to sell.
They refuse to recognize that trade
is a two-way street. Both countries,
if tradeis to flourish over a period of
time, must be buyers as well as sell-
ers.
Acceptance of such a free trade
proposal would be reflected in the
lowered cost for many manufactur-
ed articles from automobiles and
machinery to textiles. Whether a
party dedicated to high tariffs and
which even now has ordered inquir-
ies to determine the desirability of
upward tariff adjustments to further
protect certain industries will act,
remains to be seen.
District Towns Face Problem in Arena Operation
As was recently pointed out in
these columns, difficulties being ex-
perienced in operating a financially
successful Arena are not peculiar to
Seaforth. Nor are the problems
'those in charge of hockey here have
faced peculiar to Seaforth.
The difficulties, it would seem, stem
from, among other things, steadily
increasing costs and perhaps a more
demanding public sated with the lat-
est in entertainment received via TV.
There is a direct relation between
the operation of a successful hockey
team and the financially successful
operation of the Arena, as many
communities have found.
In Exeter, according to the Times -
Advocate, there are difficulties. Those
familiar with the Seaforth situation
will find a ready parallel in the Exe-
ter story:
"Outlook for winter sports in Ex-
eter may appear discouraging for
some fans because the Exeter Mo-
hawk Booster Club has decided it
cannot afford to sponsor a senior or
high calibre intermediate team. The
situation, however, may not prove to
be as bad as it looks at the moment.
"It's unfortunate in a number of
ways that the booster club had to
come to this decision. Teams of the
calibre which have represented the
town during recent years help to pub-
licize the community, show its spirit
and provide recreation for sports
tans.
"tilt 'the wisdom of the step can-
tio:,thIIIed C)gt'of parYing Pi4Y-
eS th6 YOH "
AftWatgAt
name of Count BreffoeY
and without a doubt be was the
stupidest canine ever born in, this
country. He was a wonderful re-
triever—he would bring back things
to us 'from all over the neighbor-
hood—but outside of that, you
couldn't teach him anything.
And that was eepecially true
when it came to housebreaking
him.
All this came to the point the
day before Christmas when we
were standing in the crowded con-
course of the Toronto Union Sta-
tion waiting for my brother , who
is always late. I was holding Bref-
fney on the stout chain which we
had found it necessary to use to
hold him back from retrieving any-
thing loose which happened- to be
lying around.
Apparently the excitement got
too much for this high -bred dog.
With all those people hurrying by
to catch their holiday trains,
Breffney got very nervous and be-
fore we could do anything about it
he had Made a large and evil de-
posit right in the middle of the
Union Station!
With the best intentions in the
world, I handed the leash to my
companion and started off in
search of some station official who
would tell me how to clean up the
mess. I got exactly three paces
away when I felt a hand on my
neck.
"Oh, ino you don't," she said;
,c
"this s your dog and you'll stay
right here with him."
Well, you see what I mean.
Other people may have had a won-
derful time romping through life
with their dogs, but mine„, never
seemed to behave that way. May-
be I can write a book about it,
but it's not going to sound too
happy!
fice has declined. An expenditure of
$10,000 or more—which is reportedly
the cost of last year's Senior "B" club
—is not warranted for the entertain-
ment of only several hundred fans.
"The situation is not an unexpect-
ed one. The same problem has faced
numerous communities in the area
and they, too, have had to withdraw
from competition. As the cost of pro-
viding import hockey rose each year,
it became evident that this type of
operation could not be continued in-
definitely.
"A homebrew hockey team is the
only one which can be organized for
the town this coming year. To many
hockey fans, this will not be appeal-
ing because it won't measure up to_
the calibre of hockey which has been
played. Nevertheless, it does have
compensations. The popularity of lo-
cal players should help to offset what-
ever quality is lost. The idea that a
homebrew team would provide recre-
ation for _athletes in our otvn com-
munity is appealing because that is
the reason for which the arena was
erected
"It has been suggested that a num-
ber of towns in the immediate vicin-
ity should get together to form a
homebrew league and this proposal
has possibilities. The problem of
travelling costs would be reduced,
and the fact that it would be con-
fined to a small area suggests that all
of the players would be more familiar
to the fans.
"These advantages, hovvever, do
not necessarily make homebrew hoc-
key successftd. Indeed, those corn-
munitieS which have reverted to 10.
cal talent have found, the s:ledding
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20 Albert
Torento, Sept. 26, 1957.
Editor, The Huron Expositor:
Dear Six; In a nation-wide fin-
ancial appeal there are always lo-
cal conditions that make it neces-
sary for some communities to step
out of line and delay their effort.
Such has been the experience of
The Salvation Army in the 1957
Red Shield Appeal. However, ev-
en making a conservative estimate
of these delayed appeals now in
progress,we are happy to report
a 1957 victory.
An analysis of this victory shows
abundant evidence of team work.
Clerical workers, organizers and
canvassers worked closely in gath-
ering in the dollars. Advertising
and publicity media co-operated
and often collaborated in a very
wonderful way.
This all adds up to the kind of
team work that makes Canada the
envy of other nations.
Our warmest thanks to you and
your newspaper for your contribu-
tion to this splendid achievement.
Yours sincerely,
L. BURSEY, Brigadier
National Campaign Director.
wirev,
•-40,00-Year'014, -DernthYv' Marie
ijacklin was. ;@ltititted,tO,Witigliaea:
'General Hnalaital oi Saturday with'
injuries received when she fell
from a tree at her borne. DoretliY,
who is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. -Clifford Jacidin, RR 2, Blue,
vale, fractured her left arm in the
fall.—Wingham Advanee-Times.
YEARS AGONE
r
Interesting items gleaned from
The Huron Kapositor of 25, 50
and 73 years ago.
From The Huron Expositor
October 7, 1932
Latest unofficial returns avail-
able indicate that W. H. Golding,
Liberal candidate, will have a ma-
jority of 2,013 over his Conserva-
tive opponent, L. H. Rader, in the
South Huron by-election. Mr. Gold-
ing received 7,053 votes, while Mr.
Rader received 5,040,
Mr. W. A. Crich, while attend-
ing the bakers' conventiOn. in To-
ronto last week, was successful in
guessing the nearest weight of a
jar of powdered milk and as a re-
sult won a cheque of $4.00. His
guess was 64 pounds 9 ounces,
while the correct weight was 64
pounds 13 ounces.
A very distressing accident hap-
pened at the farm of Carnochan
Bros., Tuckersmith, about noon on
Friday when Mr. James Carnochan
had his left arm so severely crush-
ed in the corn .cutter that amputa-
tion was 'found necessary. His
sleeve became caught and before
he could extricate it or help could
reach him, his arm was drawn in
and so severely crushed that it
was found necessary to amputate
the arm about five inches below
the elbow.
The Huron Amateur Athletic As-
sociation held its annual field
meet in Agricultural Park last
Friday under ideal, weather condi-
tions with a large crowd of inter-
ested spectators and with 175 ath-
letes competing. .Six Collegiates
and High Schools were represent-
ed. D'Orleon Sills and L. Nott
won the senior boys' and junior
girls' championships, respectively,
for Seaforth , Collegiate Institute.
The McMillan cup,' donated in 1927
by the late Thomas 'McMillan, and
emblematic of the winning school,
went to Goderich Collegiate In-
stitute' with 144 points. Seaforth
Collegiate Institute came next
with 113 points and took the Medd
Cup.
Tricycle Too Slow
A nine-year-old -Exeter girl suf-
fered only minor injuries Monday
when. she was struck Iv a car on
Main Street near the town pillars.
Clair LaBonte, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs, Alfred LaBonte, Main St.,
was riding her tricycle across the
highway when she was struck by
a car driven by Thelma Pearce,
RR 1, Kirkton. Exeter Constable
John Cowan investigated. — Exeter
Times -Advocate.
48 Mintern Ave.,
Brant, Ont., Sept. 23, 1957.
McLean Bros:
Dears Sirs: Please find enclos-
ed as per postal money order $3.00
for which renew my subscription
to the good old Huron Expositor,
which I enjoy very much each
week as I visit in thought, at least,
with people whom I knew in the
long ago. Granted, there are not
many left of the older ones.
I have enclosed enough for a
map of Seaforth, which I will be
pleased to have.
Thanking you in advance, and
with best wishes for continued suc-
cess, I am.
Gratefully yours,
MRS. C. R. BLANCHARD
stairs, with the above result.
Mr. W. Welsh, of the 10th con-
cession of McKillop, brought into
town on Tuesday a large black
bear which he had shot on his farm
on Monday. Bruin was just com-
ing out of the bush when Mr. Welsh
spotted him and shot him with a
revolver. Mr. Welsh must be a
good marksman, as the animal
weighed nearly 300 pounds, and a
revolver is not 'a very good wea-
pon to go bear hunting with. He
brought the carcass to Kennedy
Bros.' meat store, where it was on -
exhibition this week.
Mr. -W. H. Sholdice, of Walton,
popular liveryman, has disposed
of his livery business to Potter
Bros., of Cranbrook, who took
possession Tuesday. They purpose
erecting stable on the McKim lot
at once. Mr. Sholdice, it is said,
has rented his farm and will move
to London.
Mr. James Love, of Tuckersmith,
went to Toronto on Monday to at-
tend the University, but on getting
off the train at Toronto he slipped
and fell, breaking his arm and had
to return home on Wednesday.
• Mr. A. E. Colson, manager of
the Dominion Bank, has leased the
pretty residence of Mrs. Jas. Wil-
son, John St., and will reside there.
$ $
From The Huron Expositor
October 6, 1882
Mr. William Hawkshaw has pur-
chased the interest of Mr. Robert
McLeod -in the Commercial Hotel
and intends running the house him-
self hereafter. Mr. McLeod talks
of going to the Northwest.
We understand that a reward of
$1,000 is to be offered for such
information as will lead to the de-
tection and conviction of the per-
petrators of the late incendiary
fires in McKillop. The council
gives $400, The McKillop Insurance
Company $400 and Mr. Thomas
Govenlock $200.
The Laidlaw farm on the 3rd
concession of Grey was sold by
the recent proprietor, Mr. Nicholas
Snideratito Mr. M. McMllian, Tuck-
ersmith, for the sum of $2,500 cash.
Mr. Edward Turner, of Tucker -
smith, whose barns were destroy-
ed by fire a couple of weeks ago,
has already let the contract for a
new barn, to be built on the site
of the old one. Mr. Bennett, of
Clinton, will build the framework
and Mr. A. Cantelon, the stone-
work.
Mr. John McMillan, MP for
South Huron, sold a pair of heavy
draught mares which he showed
at the Western Fair at London last
week, and which took first prize,
for the sum of $800, including th
harness.
Mr. Alexander Delegatty, auc-
tioneer of McKillop, who has been
spending the summer on his farm
in Dakota, intends returning home
in a few days and will be on his
farm in McKillop during the win-
ter and will again take up the auc-
tioneering business.
Mr. Andrew McLellan, of Hib-
bert, has purchased from Mr. Thos.
Govenlock the splendid bull calf
which took first prize at Seaforth
show and was so much admired
by stockmen who saw 'him on that
day. He is said by competent
judges to be the best calf in the
County of Heron. Mr. McLellan
paid $125 cash for him.
$ $
From The Huron Expositor
October 4, 1907
Mr. James Cummings, of Eg-
mondville, who for a great many
years has been the tax collector
for the Township of Tuckersmith,
declined reappointment this year,
and Mr. John R. Archibald, of Sil-
ver Creek farm, adjoining Sea -
forth, has been appointed.
Mr. John Kennedy, of the firm of
Kennedy Bros., had the misfortune
to have bis leg broken in two plac-
es on Saturday evening. He was
carrying a basketful of sausages
into the cellar and slipped on the
QUICK CANADIAN QUIZ
Canada's highest wa-
1. Which is
terfall?
2; The United Church of Canada
was formed in what year?
3. To pay for its spending on wel-
fare and social security the fed-
eral government must collect
from Canadians how much in
taxes every day?
4. What percentage of Canada's
railway mileage is west of Fort
William?
5, Which is larger, the govern-
ment's annual revenue from
custom duties on imported goods
or the revenue _from sales and
excise taxes collected ifin Carta-
dian-made inanufactured goods?
Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!
Pedestrians are to be given five
seconds longer to cross at the in-
tersection of highways 8 aid 21.
Instructions to arrange for a
change in the timing of the traffic
lights were given Town Clerk S.
H. Blake at Friday night's council
meeting. Councillor Frank Wal-
kom said that, as a result of a
complaint from some parents, he
went to the intersection and made
a test walk. Finding that he bare-
ly had time to get across before
the light changed, he recommend-
ed an extension of the time.—Gode-
rich Signal -Star. •
Ball in Rubber Boots
Local and district fans are still
waiting for the opening.of the soft-
ball series between Blyth Legion-
naires and Markdale. Attempts
have been made by both teams to
get the three -game series under
way. Last Friday night Markdale
came to Blyth and the game went
only two innings when it was wash-
ed out by a downpour. Arrange-
ments were made for a return
game at Markdale Monday night,
but again rain forced a postpone-
ment. No rain fell here on Tues-
day, so the team left at 6 o'clock
for Markdale, only to run into rain
at Wingham. At Teeswater they
honed to Markdale and found it
was also raining there. They re-
turned home.—Blyth Standard.
Nincial park. TheParkHnS
aerea, all denselY. Oeyered wth,*0
„and Hardwood trees- Its :47& n'tie*
of shoreline along laakellinon
• be cleared of driftwood and )1%91.
"It'll take abeut five yeap, I•Would .
imagine," Mr. CaMeren Said. "Bk
then there will probably be sonie-
thing else to do." Mr.. Cameron -
has been appointed superintendent
of the new park, a job waich ea-
tails—almest literallyereatiog the
park with his bare hands.—Exeter
Times -Advocate. ..„
Classy Swimmi#' Ole
On. Monday evening a meeting
was held at Gilmour's School • to
organize a community park gom-
mittee. The meeting was opened
by Walter Woods, who explaioed.
what had so far peen accomplish-
ed in development of a park at
the new bridge on the ninth of
Turnberry. He reported that since
conStruction of the new bridge had
spoiled the old swimming hole, the
county road committee had agreed
to lay a sloping cement swimming,
pool floor 75' x 100' on the river
bed. The cost of this could be,
borne partly by government grant
and partly by the committee, back-
ed by the Turnberry township,
council. The development of the
area between the river and the.
sideroad as a park was then dis-
cussed. It was reported that 230(k
yards of fill had been out in to,
raise the park beyond flood level,
the cost of this to be raised by the
committee. — Wingham Advance -
Times.
240 Park .St.,' Lapeer, Mich.
Editor, The Huron Expositor:
Dear Sirs: Enclosed find $1.00.
Please put me on your mailing list
for whatever period it will cover,
for I want to get some Brucefield-
Hensall news from over there.
There's been a lot of changes, of
course; it's 48 years since I left
Brucefield—and Hensall—but there
are still some • folks left around
there whom I know. Let's see:
really and truly it might be said
I served my early apprenticeship
in newspaper work with The Ex-
positor. I was Brucefield corres-
pondent 42 years ago when I was
in high school at Clinton. Rode a
bicycle each day in summer; drove
up and back in winter. I still re-
member M. Y. McLean very, very
well.
Later, I worked on the Stratford
Beacon, Toronto Star, Brantford
Expositor, London Free Press,
Moose Jaw Times, and came to
Flint as Flint Journal Sports Edi-
tor in 1919. I left the Journal as
Managing Editor in the mid 20's
•to take up real estate and politics.
But I remember well the encour-
agement and wise counsel I ob-
tained from Mr. McLean way back
there when I was a mere boy. It's
the "groundwork" that counts in
later life.
I note where the Liberal Gov-
ernment has been defeated. Until
I came over here at 29 years, I
always voted Liberal. I'm a
Democrat here. We now have
the strange spectacle of a soldier
in the White House, labelled a Re-,
publican (Tory), although it was
General Marshall, F. D. Roosevelt
and Harry Truman who built him
up in the military.
If Earl Van Egmond is still
alive and around Seaforth as yet,
you might say "Hello" to him for
me.
ANSWERS. 5. Revenue from
sales and excise taxea- on Cana-
dian -made goods is about double
the annual revenue kern customs
duties on imports. 3. Nearly $5
million a day. L The Waterfall at
British COlumbia'S Daly Glacier, a
"Somebody Up There!"
In. recent weeks most of us no-
ticed scaffold work, etc., on St.
Peter's Church tower, as AN -irkinerr
were engaged in giving the high
tower of this place of worship a
new coat of 'paint, which is now -
completed.• The job was Cone• by
Mr. John Minderlein, RR 3, Zur-
ich, whp. specializes in steeple -jack
work, doing steep roofs and that
kind of hazardous work. It is a
good thing that some men become -
interested in doing just this, as us-
ually these places which are so,
outstanding to the eye can be neg-
lected for want of finding some-
one that will venture to do them.
So if you have too much difficulty
in "getting up there," jus: call
John and he will -Toon look after
your needs, as he has the "know
how". Mr. Minderlein immigrated
to Canada from Germany some
years, ago, and about nine months
ago took unto himself a compan-
ion ,and they live happily on the
Babylon Line, about two miles
from Zurich, and we feel happy
that a man in our midst can "just
go up there."—Zurich Herald.
Goderich "Par"—Town Appeals
The town's appeal against the
county's practice of assessing God-
erich 10 per cent higher than any
other town in Huron, opened last
week at the court house. The ap-
peal, expected to last a couple of
days, is being heard by County
Judge Frank Fingland. .1. K. Hun-
ter, town solicitor, is presenting
the town's case, while R. C. Hays
is representing the county. The
case is of wide interest since it
involves certain assessment prin-
ciples that atte said to have been
recommended by provincial auth-
orities. Goderich apparently is the
"par" town in Huron, with all oth-
er towns being assessed 10 per cent
less. Villages and other munici-
palities are said to be enjoying an
even greater reduction than 10 per
cent. It has been estimated by
members of council that Goderich
taxpayers would save several thou-
sand of dollars annually if the
county assessed Goderich on the
same basis as other towns,—Gode-
rich Signal -Star.
Blow Up Gas Drum Deal
The contract for the erection of
a steel tower over one of the town
wells, for the estimated cost of
$625, was awarded to Lawrence
Haughton on Tuesday night, by the
Clinton Public Utilities Commis-
sioners. The tower is for use when
and if the pump needs to be lifted
for repairs. The commissioners
advised the superintendent, J. E.
Rands, to discontinue immediate-
ly the present practice of buying
gasoline by the 100 gallons, and be-
gin buying systematically from all
the garages in town. Until now,
and for the past several‘years, gas
has been bought- in bulk and stored
underground at the pumping sta-
tion. Then it is pumped by hand
into a three -gallon can and carried
through the building to the trucks
outside. Commissioners all ex-
pressed their dislike of the prac-
tice, when it was described to
them.—Clinton News -Record.
An old gentleman had just arriv-
ed at the hotel and was pestering
the reception clerk with all Sorts
Of questions:
"Are you sere this is ,6
spot?" he asked ansiously.
"Healthy," repliedhe:Cl
terk "i
Best regards.
JIM O'NEILL
Park in 1962?
A park which will rival the best
in Ontario is being created in the
Pinery. Under the direction of
Keith Cameron, an 11 -year veteran
with the Ontario Department of
Lands and Forests, workmen to-
day are constructing a campsite
at the Pinery, four miles south of
Grand Bend. Thirty-five men will
live at the camp and will spend
the next five years developing the
timbered tract of land into a pro-
'
Avoid Corn Losses in the Crib
Every year losses occur in the
corn crib. In many cases these
can be avoided, says G. F, H.
Buckley, Canada Department of
Agriculture Experimental -Farm,
Harrow.
Cribbing corn with too high mois-
ture content is one of the chief
sources of loss. Corn with over 25
per cent moisture in the kernel is
very susceptible to mold damage
in the -crib unless conditions for
drying are very favorable. When
the kernel moisture is 25 per cent
the percentage of moisture in the
cob is much higher, bringing the
total ear moisture up to about 30
percent.
Ears with a considerable amount
of htIsk attached is another cause
of loss in the crib. Corn, which
has been poorly husked by the
picker, does not dry'out rapidly
and produces conditions that are
very favorable for mold develop-
ment.
Good ventilation in the crib is
essential. Air must be able to cir-
culate readily if the corn is to dry
satisfactorily. Rectangular cribs
should not be over five feet wide
or circular cribs over six feet in
diameter. If greater widths are
used some sort of ventilator shaft
should be inserted through, the
centre of the crib.
Mee the crib about a foot off
the ground. This permits better
air circulation and protects the
eon' at the bottom of the crib
from water damage.
HURON COUNTY FEDERATION NEWS
By J. CARL HEMINGWAY
This item is directed to the
younger members of our farm fam-
ilies. The Ontario Department of
Agriculture has been making re-
markable progress in their 4-H
Club and Junior Farmer and Jun-
ior Institute work. At Seaforth
Fair the Calf Club exhibits looked
more like the Royal ,than a local
fair. The exhibits of the Junior
Institutes would meet professional
standards successfully.
We, of the Federation of Agricul-
ture, feel that these juniors will
soon be taking an active' part in
our farm organizations and pro-
ducer groups. As an incentive to
this end the Ontario Federation of
Agriculture is organizing a- Prince
and Princess contest. This is not
a beauty contest, but rather a test
of knowledge and leadership.
Rodents Can cause a lot of dam-
age to torn in the crib. Most of
the rodents can be kept Out .by
fitting the supperting,Aillars of the
Mb with tin'er galtamied plates.
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producers in Ottawa in\July, Mr.
Robson, executive president, stat-
ed that basically there was little
difference of opinion in the poul-
try groups, whether it was the tur-
key producers from B.C., or the
broiler men from the east or the
egg producers in Ontalio and Que-
bec.
He also stressed the importance
of all branches of' the industry
making a presentation to Govern-
ment with the support of the Fed-
eration of Agriculture. Due to this
united presentation to the govern -
Ment the import permit control
was applied to fowl and turkeys
and the result has been satisfac-
tory.
Contestants must be from a Hur-
on County farm, but may be work-
ing away from home, and front 16 inclusive.
As29 years of age,
As time is limited, contestants
are asked to notify the Secretary
of the Huron County Federation of
Agriculture, Box 310, Clinton, not
later than October 5. Material for
study will be available at the Coun-
ty Federation office, and the coun-
ty contest is being planned for
October 16.
Contestants will be judged on a
written examination on knowledge
of farm organizations and agricul-,
ture-80 points, deportment and
appearance oral -20 points.
We hope, to have prizes for all
contestants in the county. The win-
ner will advance to a Zone con-
test and the zone wieners will en-
ter the finals at the Ontario Fed-
eration of Agriculture annual tneet-
ing in Toronto,. November 5, 6 and
7. The Provincial Xing and Queen
will get a free trip to the Canadian
Federation annual meeting in Mon-
treal January, 1958.
With such active 4-H and Junior
Farmer and Institute organizations,
Huron County should do well.
$ $
A meeting of the Poultry Pro-
(lifeeXa' 0?tee tiVe„ Was held m
The future on. fowl would seem
to be a little lower price after No-
vember 30 if the Government sup-
port is not renewed. On turkeys
the price will probably be a cent
or two higher than last year.
Mr. Donovan, of, the poultry in-
stitute, informed us that there are
still 125,000 cases of oiled eggs in
storage, bought by the government.
These were moving to Venezuela
satisfactorily until recently when
Australia started underselling us.
The egg situation in Australia is so
serious that .they are considering
dumping government eggs in the
ocean. '
At present the fresh 'egg supplY
in Canada is running four per cent
over 1956 production and there is
sufficient frozen melange in stor-
age, to supply the baking trade for
two years.
From this we can draw some
conclusions, First, we certainly
didn't need any i tnportation of
eggs last year, and we will need
to guard against utore mistakes.
Second, though I hesitate to say
so, it would seem that a floor price
tthheartefnoertes ttohoe producerhigh30 cents a
dozen, is an incentive price and is
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