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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1937-07-01, Page 6THURSDAY, JULY 1st, 1937 THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE rf BONNIE MAC Bonnie Mac is one of the best bred Clydesdales in Ontario. Breeders are especially invited to inspect this horse Sire, Welcome Seabreeze 24123; Sire of Sire, Pride of Drumburle: (imp.) (13656) 6072; Dam of Sire, Solway princess (imp.) (28939) 32332; Dam, Glad Queen, 37734; Sire of Dam, Baron Gartly (imp.) (47891) 11601; Dam of Dam, Darfc- ev Queen 3484. The get of his sire, Welcome Sea­ breeze, in 1933 won 32 first, 19 sec- ons, 4 thirds and 4 championships on 55 entries in various shows. As a two-year-old Bonnie Mac was shown 13 times and carried off 12 first prizes. He won first and champion­ ship at Guelph. Bonnie Mac's enrollment No. is 2347 and he is enrolled in Form 4. Will stand at his own stable in Exeter North for the season of 1937. Terms $10 payable Feb. 1st, 193 8. Mares must be returned regularly or mares disposed of before foaling time will be charged whether in foal or not. J. J. MILLAR, Owner and Manager 4-tc. Farm News Increasing Yield The application cf a definite scheme, of crofi rotation is being found an important factor in re­ ducing feed costs. The chief advan­ tages of such a practice are: (1) Maintaining and improving soil fer­ tility, thus increasing yields; (2) Assisting in weed control; (3) As­ sisting in the control of insect and crop diseases by having various crops on fresh soil each year; and it makes a more even distribution of labor throughout the year possible. In­ creasing the yield per acre is one of the best ways of reducing .cost of production, and in this respect crop rotation plays a real part. Cutworm Control At this time of year all garden­ ers should be prepared for attacks of cutworms. A limited nuimiber of plants may be saved by a wrapping cf brown paper around each. Ap­ plication may be made at planting time and the paper should cover the plant from one inch below the ground surface to one half or one inch above. For larger plantations a poison bran mixture is recommended. Bran 25 lbs.; Paris green % lb.; Molasses 1 qt., and Water 2 gals. The bran and poison should be mixed togeth­ er while dry, after which molasses should be added. Use enough water to bring the mixture to a crumbling condition. The mash should be sprinkled lightly around plants in the evening. This mixture is pois­ onous to chickens and birds, as well as cutworms. Report on Insects Eastern Tent Caterpillars are more numerous than usual on ne­ glected apple and plum trees and especially on wild cherries in almost all parts o.f Old Ontario. Forest Tent Caterpillars are reported to be even more numerous than last year north and west of Gravenhurst Wireworms, the last week in May, began to cause much damage tc spring grain and there have been many reports of injury. In all cas­ es the crops infested were planted . Will KILL' MDRE FLIES THAN/A aSEV ER ALDOCLARS WORTH/J LXpF ANY other fly killer^B WILSON’S u FLY PADS 1 lOc WHY PAY MORE Best of all fly killers. Clean, quick, sure, cheap. Ask your Drug­ gist, Grocer or General Store. THE WILSON FLY PAD CO., HAMILTON, ONT,* It Certainly Is Good For Teething Children MRS, I, Taylor, B.B, No. 2., Brussels, Ont., writes*.-— “I have had considerable experience with Dr, Bowler’s Ext, of Wild Strawberry. “I have used it all my life for teething children, and it is certainly a good medicine, and we never fail to keep it in the house for diarrhosa and summer complaint. We have also used it for animals in larger doses with good results, ’ * On the market tot over OO years, A product of The T. Milburn Co., Ltd., Toronto, Ont, op. ground that hag been broken up from sod one or two yeags tago. Evi­ dently the cool weather is making the damage greater than would or­ dinarily be the case, because it is retarding the development of root growth of the plants without affect­ ing feeding by the wireworms. White Grubs have begun to feed, but as most of them are believed to be in their third year and will case feeding before long, it is not thought they will be so destructive as last autumn Fear Blister Mite has come con­ spicuously to the front this spring, and on young pear trees is very much more abundant than for many years. Cabbage 'Worm adults — white butterflies—are already on the wing and are laying eggs on cabbage and cauliflower. They are numerous enough, provided weather conditions are favourable, to become a bad pest again this year, Growers should dust their cabbages and cauliflowers with an arsenical just as they begin to come into head. Crop Report Summary Potatoes—The late spring with an unusual amount of rainfall delayed planting of early potatoes in many districts, and a number of fields are spotty due to some rotting seed. Up to the present time growth has been slow, but with warm weather and pienty of soil mosture more rapid development may be expected. It is too early yet to predict when the date of the early potato crop will be leady for market. The acreage ot late potatoes will be about the same as last year, but planting will be somewhat later than usual as farm­ ers have beenhusy trying to get their earlier crops sown. Sugar Beets—Approximately 30,- 000 .acres of sugar beets have been contracted for this season by the two factories at Chatham and Wallace­ burg as compared with 3 6,000 acres last year. (The soil, in general, is in excellent condition but frequent iainfalls have delayed seeding, and about 201% of the intended acreage remained to be seeded on June 1st. Precipitation for the month of May at Chatham amounted to 2.76 inches Thinning is already under way on early planted fields and there is every indication of a good crop. Con­ tract prices are the same as in 11936, namely, $5.25 minimum for factory delivery’, and $4.50 for weigh station delivery, with a bonus for beets with sugar content over 14%. Shallow Tillage for Weed Control Experiments conducted by the Field Husbandry Division of the Experi­ mental Farm, Ottawa, prove that shallow cultivation after a clean hoe crop is better than ploughing. The I reasons given are that when the sur­ face has been kept clean during the season, weed seeds in the top two or three inches have germinated and been pretty well destroyed. Below this there may be many weed seeds that have not germinated, but still retain vitality to do so if brought to the surface. Ploughing in this case would turn under soil that that is free from weeds and bring to the surface, soil infested with weed seeds. Cultivating the surface in preparation for the spring seed-bed should not molest the weed seeds that lying dormant, and the chances are that the crop would be reasonably clean. On the other hand, surface soil that is infested with weeds may be turned under where they will not bother for a year or two. It is claim­ ed that shallow tillage in the control of annual and biennial weeds, and is also effective in the control of perennials such as couch grass and sow thistle. t After- harvest cultivation destroys a good many of the annual weed seeds which have ripened ahead of the grain. Allowing the perennial weeds to grow until the weather is hot and the roots have weakened, then ploughing and allowing the furrow to dry out before starting cultivation is quite effective in con­ trolling both couch grass and sow thistle. Both these weeds infesting a sod field may be pretty well clean­ ed out by ploughing soon after a hay crop is taken off and leaving the ■furrow to dry out before it is work­ ed. This land may be thoroughly cultivated during the late summer and sown to wheat or left over for a spring crop. A more vigorous at­ tack on weeds would lend to larger and more economical yields of grain. Landlady: “And how do you feel now?” (Lodger: “Just terrible, I feel as if I was going to die.” Landlady: “Well, you can’t die here: this is the living room.” USES BICYCLE FOR TRIP MONTREAL TO GODERICH William Oakley, an 8 0-year-old bewhiskered gentleman rode a bic­ ycle to Goderich from Montreal, a distance of 538 miles. He had been in Goderich before, but it was 67 years since he left as a boy of 13 with his parents. Scouting about town he remembered one man ‘Sher­ iff’ Reynolds an actogenarian, who remembered him, but all others he sought had passed on. Mr. Oakley is now a missionary for the Advent Christian Church, and he has chosen a bicycle to carry on bis work, NEW VERSES OF NATIONAL ANTHEM SUNG Two additional verses to the Na­ tional Anthem, written by Alfred Noyes were sung by a monster ga­ thering of Empire Youth in the Ro­ yal Albert Hall, London, Eng., fol­ low : Lord God in age and youth Help us to serve Thy truth, Truth that lives on. Ageless, where realms go by, Deathless, while kingdoms die, Strong in Thy strength on high, Till time be done. Let Thine unchanging word Rule all our nations, Lord, ’Round the seas ring! Deep in all hearts tonight Throne they strong law of right! Lord of all power and might, . Save thou our King. WOODHAM (Crowded out last week) The annual Francis Reunion was held at the home of Mr. Newton Clarke on Saturday last. Mil Ed. Stone, of Exeter, spent a few days last week with his dau­ ghter Mrs. W- E. Fletcher. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Veal and fam­ ily attended the Annual Bell reunion at Riverview Park, Exeter, Saturday Misses Audry and Marion John­ son, of Woodham, spent Sunday with Miss Genevieve Kerslake. Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Johns Mr. Allen Johns Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Horne attended the Johns reunion held at the home of Mr. Wesley Johns of Elimville on Saturday. Mr, and Mrs. Henry .Hodgins and Doris, of Saintsbury visited on Sun­ day with Mr. and Mrs. ‘Clarence Fletcher. •Mr. John Andrew, of Exeter visit­ ed on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bailey. Mr. Horace Delbridge lost a val­ uable horse one day last week. WHALEN (■Crowded out last week) Afiss Mabel Elliott of London, spent the week-end at her ‘home. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Morley were recent visitors of Mr. and Mrs. P. Passmore of Thames Road. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Hern, of Zion, visited on Sunday with Mg. Frank Gunning. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Baillie spent Saturday in London. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Morley, of Habel Park, Mich., spent- the week­ end at the former’s home. Mr. and Mrs. Wilsoh Morley and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Morley and fam­ ily attended a reception at the home of Mr. Wm. Sherwill, London Twp. in honor of Mr. and Mrs. C. Sher­ win, of Norwich on Monday evening. Whalen W. A. and W. M. S. The meeting of the Whalen W. A. and W. M. S. was held on Wednes­ day afternoon at the home of Mrs. Earl Johnson. The W. A. program ■was in charge of Mrs. E. Squire and included an instrumental duet by Merle and Gladys Squire; a reading by Mrs. Wm. Morley and a solo by Mrs. Frank Squire. Arrangements were made for the Sunday School picnic. The W. M. S. meeting was presid-' ed over by Mrs. William Morley and the devotional leaflet read by Ruth Hodgson. Mrs. E. Johnson gave a paper on the Indian work in Can­ ada and Mrs. W. Morley read a pap­ er describing the work among the orientals in Canada. Mary Johnson sang and Mrs. J. Hazelwood closed the meeting. Lunch was served by the hostess and assistants. Whalen ,S. picnic ’ The annual S. S. picnic was held at Stratford Park on Saturday, June 19th. Dinner was served at 12.30 o'clock, to about ninety people. In the afternoon a list of sports was held and are as follows: Girls un­ der seven, Mary Johnson; boys un­ der nine, Raymond Hodgson; boys under twelve, Billie Morley; boys under sixteen, Billie Ogden; girls under sixteen, Jean Morley and S. Squire tie; young ladies, jean Mor­ ley; husband nailing contest, Mrs. Howard Morley and Mrs. Wilson Morley; three-legged race Mary and Jean Morley; clothes’ pin and ring race, Mr. .Stewart’s side; ladies kicking the slipper, Shirley Squire; men's kicking the slipper, E. John­ son; ladies driving nail contest, Mrs. Thos. Gunning; men’s driving nail, Mr. Wm, Hodgson; jelly bean guess­ ing contest, Jeanette Davis and Har­ old Hazelwood -tie. Mr, and Mrs. Frank (Squire at­ tended the Huron Presbytery which was, held at the Grand Bend Unitedt Church on. Tuesday, June 22nd, The above picture of Exeter’s Cliief of Police and the Post Office, appeared in the Windsor Daily Stai* a short time ago CLEAN RANGE FOR CHICKS Chicks should not be raised two years in succession on the same ground, as a guard against picking up ’ disease germs. When the chicks are on the range they consume a considerable quantity of green feed, especially if it is fresh and tender. 'The trouble with a lot of ftur •crops is that they soon become tough and fibrous. Fall sown rye makes a splendid early pasture. Gats sown early in the spring makes tender green feed for June and July, If oats are planted at intervals of two or three weeks they give splendid green feed up until the middle of July. Rape or kale may be sown for summer pas­ ture. Some poultrymen place the col­ ony house at the edge of the corn field" so that the chicks may have shade. Rising chicks in the shade of permanent trees is not always the. best plan, as the land cannot 'be worked up to the sun the same as in a corn field. We have seen several rows in the corn field (planted to a green crop for the chicks so that they would have both green feed and shade in the one field. With plenty of tender green feed the cost of raising the pullets may be reduc­ ed as compared with an all dry feed ration. CANADA’S TRADE WITH SALVADOR An interesting little country of Central America is the Republic of iSalvaldor. Its coast line on the Pacific is 170 miles long, with a gen­ eral breadth into the interior of a little over 40 miles. The whole country is about half the size of New. Brunswick. The population is about one million and a half. (The language is Spanish. .Salvador was part of the great conquest of Spain in America and continued under the rule of that European power until 1821 when the final bdeak-up of its vast empire came. It then formed ipart of the United States of Central America until the dissolution in 1839. There were various abortive attempts at reunion but in 1921, the five repub­ lics, secure in the approval of the United States, formed a new repub­ lic of Central America. It is a mountainous country, [punctuated with volcanoes. A new one appeared in 1880 but has since almost disappeared. Much, of the in­ terior has an average altitude of 2,0 00 feet. There is a very fertile lofty valley, which is the most pop­ ulous area. A British firm has built 100 miles of railway. Coffee is the chief crop and bhief export. Many metals occur but are not yet seriously exploited except in the Metapan district. Henequen is used in the manufacture of sugar and coffee bags. Coffee is what Canada gets mainly from Salvador, and wheat is the chief item in the Canadian export, amounting last year to $41,000 out of a total of $60,000. This information comes from the External Trade Branch of the Do­ minion Bureau of Statistics, Depart­ ment of Trade and Commerce. Does ADVERTISING PAY? Wheatstone invested the tele­ graph before Morse. Alcock and Brown flew the Atlantic before Lindbergh. And there are 26 mountains in Colorado higher than Pike’s Peak. Yet for every person who heard of Wheat­ stone, Brown and Mt. Evans there are hundreds who know of Sam Morse, Pikes Peak and the “Flying Colonel/' Pikes Peak gets the tourists because it’s al­ ways gotten the publicity. And the other mountains? Well, they just sit back and sulk and grouch about business being rot- ten. Advertise in The Times-Advocate Pastor Honored Three presentations were made to Rev. and Mrs. Walter Jones, who left Ridgetown Anglican Church of the Advent after an eight-year pas­ torate. Rev. Mr. Jones has been appointed re.ctor of the parish of St. Mark’s Church, in London, and assumed duties Sunday. At Rotary Club of that towTn, the rector was presented with a large occasional chair. A charter mem- ber of the Ridgetown club, Rev. Mr. Jones served the club for seven years, being the third president. At the termination of the straw­ berry social given by the congrega­ tion of the church where more than 2OP' church adherents and town citi­ zens were assembled, Rev. Mr. Jones was once more honored. Presents consisted of a beautiful silver tea service, a lace table cloth and a small rug and his two sons, Leon­ ard and Drywin, were each present­ ed with a pen and pencil set. At an earlier hour, the choir of the Church of the Advent called on Rev. Mr. Jones at the rectory and presented him with a gold cross and chain. Last week the Ministerial Association of Ridgetown, of which Rev. Mr. Jones was the chairman met at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Norman McKay at the Presbyterian manse and made presentations to Rev. and Mrs. Jones. MRS. JOSEPH TAMAN PASSES IN MORRIS Residents of Blyth learned that Mrs. Joseph Taman had passed away quite suddenly. She had been ill for some time from a heart condition. She is survived by her husband, one daughter, Mrs. B. Camm, Toronto, cue son, Joseph, Detroit. ANDREW HOTSON DIES Death came suddenly to Andrew I-Iotson, of McGillivray Township. He had not enjoyed robust health for some time, but was about the house as usual when he was seized with a heart attack. A son John and a daughter, Elizabeth, both at home, survive. LUCAN MAN DEAD Oscar McFalls died Sunday at the home of his son, Edgar, in his 72nd year. He was a native of Biddulph, and for the past 16 years had been mail contractor on R.R. 1 out of Lu­ can, In pooi’ health for some years he was taken suddenly ill six weeks ago. His wife died 17 years ago. Surviving are three sons, Edgar, of Lucan; Lorne and. Harvey, London; one daughter, Mrs. H. Swartz, of Crediton; two brothers, Alexander of Lucan; Alfred, Biddulph, The fu­ neral was held on Tuesday at two o’clock with interment in St. James’ Cemetery, Clandeb'bye. . SCOTT-ANDERSON REUNION More than 100 were present at the Scott-Anderson reunion w-hcih was held in Mitchell Saturday afternoon. The oldest woman present was Mrs. B. Anderson, of Stratford; the old­ est man, J. Worden, Staffa. In the bean-guessing contest the prize was awarded to W. P. Anderson, St. Paul’s. After the picnic lunch a program followed. The officers for the ensuing year were appointed as follows: President, James Scott, of Cromarty;- secretary, Lyle Worden, of Staffa; treasurer, Clifford Levy, St. Marys; sports committee, Tom Scott jr., Cromarty and Elmer Scott, Munro; Olive Anderson, St. Pauis; Carman Park, Russeldale; Marie Scott, Stratford; lunch committee, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Shier, Kirk­ ton; Mr. and Mrs. Victor Grihney, Kirkton; Mr. and Mrs. Douglas An­ derson, St. Pauls; Mr. and Mrs. Les­ lie Davidson, of Carlingford; grounds committee, Mr. and Mrs. J. Fulton, Mitchell; program committee, Mr. ftiid Mrs. John Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Duncan McKellar, Cromarty. WINCHELSEA Quite a number from this com­ munity attended the races in Exeter on Wednesday last. The annual Pym reunion was held at the home of Mr. Jas. Horne on Saturday last. Visitors on Sunday in the com­ munity were: Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Stephens and family, .of Woodham, with Mr. and Mrs. Slienvood Brock-, Mr. and Mrs. Jess. Jaques and fam­ ily, of Woodham, with Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Johns; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Day, of Exeter, with Mr and Mrs. John prance; Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Wilson, of London, with Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Veal; Mr. and Mrs, Geo. Parkinson and Eunice, of Blanshard Mrs. Gorvett, Messrs. Edigar and Nelson Gorvett, of Woodham, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Knight with Mr. and Mrs. Herman Foster; Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Mills, with Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Batten; Mr. and Mrs. C. Fletcher and Miss Greta Fletcher, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Alexander and family, of Lumley with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Davis. Miss Marjorie Fletcher, spent Sunday with Miss Doreen Coultis, of Elimville. Mr. and Mrs. Luther Pym and P.yron, of Toledo, Ohio, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. George Davis. MCGILLIVRAY TP. LAD'S PELVIS FRACTURED Ralph Lynn, three-year-old son of Lloyd L'ynn> °f the second con­ cession of . McGillivray Township, suffered a fractured pelvis when he was struck by a Centralia Creamery truck, at the entrance- to his grand­ mother’s farm. The 'boy was taken to Victoria Hospital, London; and after treatment, he was taken back to his parents’ home. Robert Smith, of Centralia,, was said to have been the driver of the truck. It was claimed that the boy had been stand­ ing by the road, before the gate of his grandmother’s farm, which is adjacent to his fathers’s farm. Tht creamery truck was turning into the gateway when the boy was struck. IN 3 FINE CITIES f NIAGARA FALLS, ONTARIO ALL UNDER THE DIRECTION OF VERNON G. CARDY IN THE HEART OF ORCHARDS AND INDUSTRY!! Serving the rich agricultural and in­ dustrial Niagara peninsula, the Royal Connaught's far famed hos­ pitality has become international tradition. H. Alexander MacLennan, Resident Manager NIAGARA ROARS ITS MIGHTY WELCOME!! Commanding the finest possible view of the seventh wonder of the world, the beautiful General Brock is also world famous for its sun deck and magnificent Rainbow Deck. Ronald P. Peels. Resident Manager SIX MINUTES FROM THE HEART OF DETROIT!! One of Canada's really outstanding hotels, the beautiful, modern, 300- room Prince Edward is in the centre of Windsor—yet by tunnel—only six minutes from Cadillac Square, De­ troit Harry A. Pctotn, Jr.t Resident Manager Of course, when irt Montreal, if a the beautiful Mount Royal Hotel. HAMILTON, ONTARIO t 1 imtnti (P\wjc£&lu>a>uf WINDSOR, ONTARIO t t ttttlllin FASJI TIME IN EXETER After hiring a taxi to drive him all the way from Goderich to Lon­ don. Norval Precious, 3 0, explan­ ed to City Magistrate (Menzies re­ cently that the reason he was late for court was that London is a fast­ er place than Goderich. “It’s 15 minutes faster in London than it is in Goderich,” he said. :‘We don’t have the same t’ime up there,” But in Exeter is the fastest place of all, he told the court. When he came through that town be found it was 20 minutes faster than Goderich, giving it a full five-minute advan­ tage over London. Precious was injured cranking a car, and was discharged from the hospital late Thursday, That was al­ so included in the explanation for being late. The “gang” met on the vacant lot To organize their “team”; R.ed Perkins owned the bat and ball And did he reign supreme? Sales Books are the best Counter Check Books made in Canada. They cost no more than ordinary books and always give satisfaction. We are agents and will be pleased to quote you on any style or quantity required.' See Your Home Printer First 1