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Qhn F. Alexander, Toronto,
,aturday with his uncle and
fir. and Mrs. Albert Alex.-
ek, and also with his cousins,
And Mrs. John Alexander and
fly, of the 3rd concession of
Township.
Qrald Horton, son of Mr. and
ra. Clay Horton, of Clinton, had
misfortune to get his foot
e'aught in a combine, crushing it,
but fortunately no bones were
broken. Gerald is able to get
around with the aid of crutches.
Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Rowe and
Pat spent the weekend in Toron-
to,.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Campbell
(nee Marilyn Anderson) were ten-
dered a reception in Hensall Com-
munity Arena Friday evening and
presented with a purse of money.
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Norris' orchestra provided music
for the dance. The affair was well
attended.
:Zurich Club Nets
`65 In Car Wash
Members of Zurich Lions Club
held their almual car wash and
realized $65.00, to be used for wel-
fare work. Soap and water were
not spared in the process of wash-
ing the ears, and the boys did a
first-class job.
Scoutmaster Honored
A farewell party honoring Scout-
master Gordon Hess, of Zurich,
who has filled that capacity for
four years, was held for him when
the Scouters, Scouts, Cubs, Lad-
ies' Auxiliary, Group Committee
and parents gathered to honor him
and to present him with a gift.
Presentation was made by Patrol
Leader Ken Weido, from the or-
ganizations represented. Troop
Leader Louis Willert, in his re-
marks to Gordon, thanked him for
having been such a faithful Scout-
master and said that if it had not
been for his faithfulness there
would not have the boy Scout
troop today that they have.
Gordon has left for Toronto,
where he will report to the North-
ern Electric Co. to commence his
duties.
Bingo Winners
Winners of Hensall Legion bingo
Saturday night were: Mrs. Nor-
man Baird 42); Peter Boshart,
Seaforth; Mrs. Wes Venner; Mrs.
Bob Baker, Jr. (2);,Harold Swartz-
entruber; Mrs. Roy Smale. (3);
Mrs. Mae McLellan; Mrs. Dutot;
-Jim Smale; Tom Kyle; Miss San-
dra Harvey, Exeter; Miss Brayna
Bell; Mrs. Fleischauer, Zurich;
Cecil Van Horne; jackpot, Paul
Boa and Mrs. Robert Baker, Sr.;
door prize, Mrs. Minnie Sangster.
Winners from Hensall m the
Clinton Hospital Auxiliary's fourth
annual penny sale, held Saturday,
were: doll, Carol Kerr; rear view
mirror, Mrs. Albert Alexander;
bathroom accessories, Mrs. E. G.
Rowe; clock, Mrs. Maude Hedden;
one year's subscription to News -
Record, J. Adkins. Proceeds from
this sale, amounting to over $750,
are earmarked for an ether table
and other essential equipment for
the emergency operating room in
the new wing of Clinton Public
Hospital. Merchants donated the
35 prizes which were drawn.
Evangelist Ford
Will Address Rally
One of the top Evangelists with
the Billy Graham organization
will be guest speaker at a com-
ing rally of the Young Peoples'
Union of Huron Presbytery United
Churches.
Rev. Leighton Ford, an inspir-
ing speaker, will address the fall
rally at James Street United
Church, Exeter, on Tuesday eve-
ning, Oct. 15, at 8 p.m., E.S.T.
Evangelistic singing at this ser-
vice, to'which everyone is invit-
ed, will be led by the Huron Coun-
ty Junior Farmers' choir.
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BARGAINS AT
PEARSON MOTOR SALES
ZURICH and EXETER
"The Largest Selection of Used Cars in Huron County"
Make us an offer -No reasonable offer refused!
1956 PLYMOUTH STATION WAGON—Radio.
1955 PONTIAC SEDAN—Radio.
1955 DODGE HARDTOP—Radio, all new tires.
1955 BUICK SEDAN—Radio, automatic trans., all new tires.
1954 MERCURY MONTEREY—Radio, automatic drive, power
brakes, etc.
1954 METEOR NIAGARA SEDAN.
1954 PONTIAC COACH -31,000 original miles.
1954 BUICK SPECIAL SEDAN—Dynaflow, whitewall tires.
1953 FORD. SEDAN—Automatic, radio; like new.
1953 DODGE HARDTOP -30,000 original miles.
1953 BUICK SEDAN—Radio, automatic drive.
1953 DODGE MAYFAIR SEDAN—Custom radio.
1952 WILLYS COACH—Radio, overdrive, new tires.
1952 CHEVROLET SEDAN—Radio, automatic drive,
1951 CHEVROLET DELUXE SEDAN—Radio.
1951 DODGE SEDAN
1951 PONTIAC FLEETLINE COACH
1950 FORD COACH
1950 MERCURY SEDAN—Radio, fender skirts; like new.
1949 OLDSMOBILE "88" COACH
1949 PLYMOUTH COUPE
2-1948 PLYMOUTH SEDANS
1947 OLDSMOBILE COACH—Hydromatic,
TRUCKS
1952 MERCURY PICKUP $ 695
1951 MERCURY PICKUP—New motor 595
1950 CHEVROLET PICKUP 295
2-1944 DODGE PICKUPS—at $100 apiece
1950 G.M.C..3-Ton, Chassis and Cab—Rebuilt motor.
31,000 miles.
WHOLESALE PRICES on THESE UNITS
1956 PLYMOUTH 8 -CYLINDER SEDAN $ 1,695
1955 BUICK HARDTOP—Automatic drive 1,795
1954 BUICK SUPER SEDAN—Automatic drive, radio 1,495
1953 BUICK COACH—Radio 995
1953 DODGE STATION WAGON—Like new 1,495
1951 FORD SEDAN 295
1951 METEOR COACH 295
PEARSON
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Pontiac' - Buick - OMC Trucks
one;: ZURUCH 78 -- EXETER 608
clings until, 10 pan.
Shooting It Up!
Burden Schroeder, 45, RR 2,
Dashwood, was fined $125 and
costs after being convicted on two
charges resulting from a bottle
and gun fight following a drink-
ing party in Shipka August 29th.
Magistrate Dudley Holmes found
him guilty of carrying a weapon
threatening the public peace and
threatening bodily harm. A more
serious charge of shooting with
intent to injure was dismissed. Po-
lice charged Schroeder fired shots
from two different guns — a 12 -
gauge shotgun and a .22 califre
rifle—at Foy Rowland, 31, London,
one of, the six persons at the party.
Schroeder testified that only the
gun had been discharged. Schroe-
der told the court that he had or-
dered the men out of his home
following a bloody fight in the kit-
chen in which he (Schroeder) had
suffered a bad cut in his hand.
"It was a fast and rough affair,"
said Schroeder. Someone suggest-
ed that one of the men go to the
Baynham truck and get some iron.
"It was then that I went for the
gun and fired a shot in the air to
scare them off," said Schroeder.
—Exeter Times -Advocate.
FARM NEWS
Detecting Insects in Stored Grain
A water -trap, devised by F. L.
Watters, of Winnipeg, leader of
stored product insect research
work for the Science Service Divi-
sion of the Canada Department of
Agriculture, has proved generally
superior to grain sampling as a
method of detecting the presence
of insects in stored grains. Such
a simple, sensitive warning system
is of vital importance to the suc-
cess of a pest control program as
stored grain insects are capable
of increasing their numbers by
tremendous proportions in a short
period of time. Furthermore, once
an infestation is established it is
more difficult and costly to elim-
inate.
This water -trap, tested recently
in four 1,000 -bushel granaries and
one 25,000 -bushel annex, consisted
simply of six -ounce glass jars fill-
ed with water to within one inch
of the top. These jars were spaced
uniformly and pushed into the
grain until the tops were level with
the grain surface. After a week
to 10 days the jars were taken to
the laboratory and examined for
pests. Most species of insects com-
mon to stored grain in Manitoba
were found in the traps. Howev-
er, it appears that the usefulness
of this method of detecting stored
grain insects depends on the depth
of the infestation. Fewer insects
were taken in traps as grain depth
increased.
Indications are that insects do
not wander aimlessly throughout
stored grain and fall into water
traps by accident. There is strong
evidence they are attracted to the
water -trap areas by the higher
moisture content. Jars with no
water in them were •used as a
check and spaced throughout the
grain in a similar manner to the
water -filled jars. At the end of
the test period the empty jars con-
tained fewer insects than the wa-
ter traps.
Grain temperature is probably
the most important single factor
affecting the distribution of insects
in stored grain. During spring,
summer and autumn; the majority
of these pests are found in the up-
per half of stored grain. In mid-
winter, insects rarely appear near
the surface but seek warmer re-
gions near the centre. Therefore
water -traps are more effective in
the warmer seasons of the year.
Insect distribution is also affected
by moisture content. Invariably
more insects are found in grain
with a high moisture content than
in dry grain.
• When using water -traps in the
winter, anti -freeze should be added
to prevent freezing. Mr. Watters
also advises the use of waxed card-
board containers instead of 'glass
jars if there is any danger of freez-
ing. This will obviate the risk of
a jar breaking and broken glass
being mixed with the grain.
DON'T GIVE
FIRE
A PLACE
TO START!
MR. AND MRS. KENNETH RAY McLELLAN are pictured as
they leave on a trip to Florida following their recent marriage at
St. Andrew's United Church, Kippen. The bride is the former Ida
Merle, daughter -of Mr. and Mrs. Norman W. Dickert, Kippen, and
the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. McLellan, Kippen.
On their return they will reside on the groom's farm near Kippen.
SVA SCOTIA'S , BIG FOWL PLAY
(By Roy K. Cooke, in The
Financial Post)
The egg is giving the apple trou-
ble in Nova Scotia's Annapolis
valley.
'And the broiler is getting in on
the act, too.
Traditionally, the valley has
been famed for its apple output.
But, in recent year. the hard -
cash fast this: There just isn't
enough demand for Annapolis
apples to justify all-out produc-
tion.
Farmers have switched to poul-
try and eggs. The raising of broil-
ers—already a booming business
in Central Canada—is gathering
steam in the historic valley.
One company produced almost
four million eggs last year, an-
cther can turn out 95,000 broilers
at a time.
Result: Some much-needed sta-
bility for a rich farming area
which otherwise would have
been hit hard by lagging demand
for apples. Eggs and poultry
haven't entirely compensated—but
they have helped a lot.
Apple troubles started with the
last war.
Before the war, the applegrow-
er was king. But hostilities meant
that shipping bad to go to more
essential foods.
British Market
These included eggs and many
Nova Scotians turned to the task
of providing them for the British
market.
But after the war there was a
tendency to go back to the old
pattern.
The apple - marketing troubles
of the 1950's — when there were
far too few buyers, particularly
in export markets, to absorb the
supply—sent many farmers back
to eggs, this time on a large scale.
One rancher estimates there are.
now about 800,000 layers in the
valley. A 40 -mile section centred
around Kentville has been con-
verted into one of the most heav-
ily concentrated egg and chicken
producing parts of Canada.
Figures clearly show the switch.
In 1939 the apple crop was val-
ued at $2.6 million, while Nova
Scotia poultry and eggs were
worth $1.7 million. In 1956 apples
hit less than $2 million while eggs
and poultry were worth more
than $10 million. It's estimated
about two-thirds of the latter in-
dustry is in the • Annapolis valley.
The Martimes used to supply
only a small part of their local
demand for eggs. Now there are
exports to Newfoundland, Berm-
uda, Quebec and Ontario.
100 Big Farmers
The commercial flock owned
and fed by the farm wife is prac-
tically non-existent. A farmer
with 1,000 birds is a small opera-
tor. There are, at least 100 farm-
ers with 5,000 laying hens.
Two firms predominate, Cyprus
Manning Ells Ltd.and Archi-
bald Farms, both o,f Port Wil-
liams. There is also the Annapol-
is -Cornwallis -Avon Co - operative,
Which markets ,eggs and poultry
for dozens of farmers.
Cyprus and Manning Ells were
the leaders in developing the in-
dustry locally. Thirty years ago
they started a hatchery that is
now one of the biggest in Canada.
When the war started, Ells was
able to supply the chicks which
put other farmers in business.
Last year 1.3 million chicks were
hatched.
Heading the firm is Don Ells, a
graduate of Ontario Agricultural
College at Guelph. Last year with
50,000 layers the company did a
volume of $598,669 selling eggs,
chickens and poultry.
With about 60 on the payroll,
the wage bill was $150,000. Pack-
aging materials alone cost $90,-
000.
In 1956 the company sold 917,-
000 dozen eggs. Ells' hens pro-
duced 328,000 dozen, the balance
were bought from other pro-
ducers.
Manning Ellis — who died , last
winter—was Don's father, Cyrus
his grandfather. The company is
the development of a farming
family that went big-time. Orig-
inally it specialized in fruit and
cattle but the last of the purebred
stock was sold last year.
Ells depends on Newfoundland
to take about 40 per cent of the
company's production. But com-
petition is stiffening there, as it
has in Bermuda.
Swift Canadian Co. are Ells' ag-
ents on the west coast of New-
foundland and handle about two-
thirds of the firm's island sales.
East coast brokers are A. J. To-
bin, of St. John's.
Archibald Farms was formed in
1954, taking over from George A.
Chase Ltd., of Port Williams.
Chase was the Annapolis Valley's
biggest apple man. In 1935 his
firm shipped close to 500,000 bar-
rels of apples.
Sold Out
In 1949 he followed Ells into the
egg business and in five years had
200,000 layers and the biggest
chicken ranch in Canada. In 1954,
because of ill health, he sold out,
Donald F. Archibald, of Truro,
chartered accountant, is president
of the successor company.
Symbolically, most hen houses
are converted apple warehouses.
To visit them takes a day's driv-
ing. Operations are spread over
a number of subsidiary firms.
Archibald Farms last year en-
tered the broiler business. A sep-
arate firm, Canard Poultry Ltd.,
was organized with about 95,000
broilers. Although a number of
different brands are packed all
products are sold through Canada
Packers Ltd.
The valley egg industry is wor-
I g era
The fel-10'10g poem was written
by Margaret Christensen, 14 -year-
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. J.
Christensen, missionaries. Mar-
garet and her sister, Carolyn, are
nieces of Mr. and Mrs. Peter
Christensen, Seaforth. Their par-
ents are in the mission field of
Nigeria, West Africa.
The girls, who have lived for
the past two years at the Gowans
Mission Honie in • Collingwood,
have spent the last two summer
holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Peter
Christensen, Seaforth.
Margaret lived in Nigeria for
eight years and knows whereof
she speaks in her poem.
THE 'SUN DESCENDS
The sun descends amid a glow of
sunset,
It bathes the fields in gold and
crimson light,
And as the moon climbs slowly
through the heavens
Chants arise which last through-
out the night.
The drums begin a wild, perpetual
beating,
Drowning out a baby's sobbing
crPoor child, his life will know small
ease and comfort,
And he'll be taught to hate, to
steal, to lie.
These people are the lost and dy-
ing heathen,
These people worship one who long
was dead,
Oh you, who sit at home in ease
and comfort,
Will you sit by, while on to hell
they tread?
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This seems to be. a bad •year for
farmers. Crops have beep good,
genurally,in Southern Ontario; but
prices in everything, but hogs,
have been lower. It seems to • me
that there must be something that
could be done to improve the sit-
uation- Perhaps if we - study the
facts we can arrive at a solution:
I was talking to a vegetable
grower near Leamington. He told
me that potatoes were only worth
50c a bag, which wasn't covering
the cost of digging and handling.
One farmer with 20 acres was
leaving the potatoes in the ground.
Yesterday I bought a bag of
potatoes at a local grocery store
and paid $1.50 for_ a 75 -pound bag.
Surely the handlers don't deserve
twice as much as the farmer gets
for growing the potatoes.
Egg prices have been fair re-
cently for A large, but with the
amount of eggs in storage and• a
four per cent increase in current
production, it is likely that eggs
will be resting on the floor all
winter. Since the laying flocks
are down in the U.S., there is a
little hope that exports may he
possible. It is therefore impor-
tant that we keep the quality high.
One egg -grader was telling me re-
cently that egg quality has been
down seriously. You farmers know
the reason—not gathering often
enough; not placing the eggs in a
cool place; not keeping nests and
floors clean. It is discouraging to
be getting such low prices, but
grade B is a lot lower. Also, if
we hope to export, we can only
do so by producing top quality.
The same can be applied 'to
hogs. The production is going up,
but again for the best quality there
is a considerable export market.
If we produce top quality we can
have this badly -needed market.
Beef might be compared to the
potatoes. The price to the farmer
has been low, yet the reason
doesn't seem clear. In recent
weeks the number of cattle on
the market has been smaller than
last year and we have been ex-
porting some 3,000 head of slaugh-
ter cattle to the U.S. each week.
Last year we were net importers
of beef to the extent of 55,000 head.
ried by low prices "caused," says
Archibald, "by the government's
decision to set a floor price for
eggs. We would be better off if
the floor price were removed.
"The government support keeps
smaller producers in business
Who normally drop out when
prices dip. This causes over -pro-
duction. I think it will level out
by next year. A 10 per cent drop
in production is all that is needed,"
says Ells.
At one period this summer
there were 400,000 cases of eggs
in storage in Canada. Normally
for that season, the figure is be-
low 100,000 cases.
Great Hopes
Ells has great hopes for a new
crossbred type of Leghorn.
A smaller hen, it requires less
feed but has a high production
rate. It is a anchised chick ob-
tained from Pi neer Hy -Bred Corn
Co., of Iowa. t will eventually be
in production on most valley
farms.
"We're expec Ag 240 eggs in
350 days," expl ins Ells. "A good
bird 25 years go laid 100 eggs
in the same period. Nutrition and
better breeding have made the
difference.
"Annapolis Valley hens have
had the highest average egg pro-
duction record in Canada for the
last five years."
This fall; Valley ranchers will
be getting the first shipments of
feeds in bulk instead of bags.
The saving is estimated at $4 a
ton. It will make a big difference
to firms like Ells which uses 100
carloads a year.
There used to be the occasional
shipment of eggs to the U.S.
which puts on a duty of 31/2c a
dozen. But the present exchange
rate cuts so deeply into the profit
marginthat shipments south of
the border have been cut out
entirely.
Ells confines all sales promo-
tion to the Maritimes and Berm-
uda as does the Annapolis -Corn-
wallis -Avon Co-op, which also sells
to the West Indies.
From May to October Archibald
sells about 60 per cent of produc-
tion to Montreal, through Canada
Packers. The rest of the year the
company sells in much the same
markets as the other producers.
Two-thirds of the Montreal ship-
ments go by rail, the balance by
truck.
KIPPEN EAST WI NOTES
The October meeting of Kippen
East Women's Institute will be
held Wednesday evening, Oct. 16,
at 8:30. Mrs. William Kyle is hos-
tess and Mrs.' William Bell co -
hostess. This is the United Na-
tions meeting and Professor Jas.
Scott, Seaforth, will be the guest
speaker. The roll call will be an-
swered by "Customs of a Foreign
Country." The motto, "No one is
rich enough to be without a neigh-
bor," will be given by Mrs. Rus-
sell Brock.
Mrs. Art Finlayson will have
the current events and Mrs. John
Sinclair is in charge of the music.
'Lunch committee are Mrs. Robert
Upshall, Mrs. Charles Eyre, Mrs.
Art Finlayson and 'Mrs. Harry
Caldwell.
This yeah we will; be Ot 00944 -
ors
Vers of a large nuanbez^ a 'with
fegyer cattle on • the n18rket the
prilee.••has draped j.15'o Qx • r:¢e
,lags a hundredweight The law pf
supply and demand' doesn't seem
to'•be in force.
What is the answer? Marketi)*
agencies like hogs, peaches or
white beans. Governutent support
like eggs or butter. Controlled
production like the tobacco.. Or
shall we all sit back and hopethat
George finds a way?
Sell that unnecessary piece of
furniture through a Huron Exposi-
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INSURANCE CO.
HEAD OFFICE — Exeter, Ont.
President:
E. Clayton Colquhoun, R.R. 1,
Science Hill.
Vice -President:
Harry Coates, R.R. 1, Centralia
DIRECTORS—Martin Feeney, R_
R. 2, Dublin; Wm. A. Hamilton,
Cromarty; Milton McCurdy, R.B.
1, Kirkton; Alex J. Rohde, R.B. 3,
Mitchell.
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SOLICITOR — W. G. Cochrane,
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