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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1955-07-13, Page 8Page Bight The Wingham Advance-Times, Wednesday July 13, 1955 Canadian Weekly Newspapers Lauded by Liberty Magazine Canada’s 963 weekly newspapers, with . a combined circulation of 2,475,140, are the back-bone of Canad ian country life according to the cur rent July issue of Liberty magazine. Appearing under the title “Canada’s Cracker-Barrel Oracles,” this Liberty study by former Brampton Peel Gaz ette reporter, Robert Webb, finds that “editors of weekly newspapers have, naturally, advanced from the frontier- days, pistol-in-one-hand, pen-in-the- other crusader whose hand-operated press turned out stinging editorials. But that editorial spirit of poking gentle fun at local celebrities, getting public support for community endeav ors, and whipping civic officials into local Chamber of Commerce or Board of Trade; 45% have been mayor or IFOR FIRE, LIFE & AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE Call Stewart A. Scott Phone 298 Whigham REAL ESTATE SALESMAN Representing: Dudley E. Holmes Listowel GET1 FACTORY METHOD Tirestone NEW TREADS FOR THE PRICE OF JiF «•••«« t NEW f TIRE$ A NEW TIRE Tread Design . 'Firestone NEW TREADS J feature- NEW TIRE Tread Depth .NEW TIRE Tread Rubber *• f NEW TIRE GUARANTEE LEN. CRAWFORD MOTORS Phone 710 Wingham CROSSETT MOTORS LTD. Phone 459 Wingham Building Supplies Tongue and Groove Ceiling Tile Gyproc Products Panelyte Full line of Trim and Molding Asphalt and Cedar Shingles Insulation Twindow, Pattern and Penvernon window glass Sash and Doors 2x4 to 2x10 all lengths Plywood products Plywood Sheeting Sash and Frames Pittsburgh Paints. CAMPBELL ..... and—— GORBUTT Sash and Building Supplies Edward St., Wingham Bea MSM Phone 1-j Bed. Ml reeve or held other high public office in their community; 91% work an average of 55 hours weekly; 23% re ported personal incomes of over $5,000 annually; and many of them are uni versity graduates. What is the weekly-newspaper’s most-widely read feature? Cec Hack er, editor-publisher of the Abbotsford, action, hasn’t yet been tossed in the hell-box.” A survey made among weekly news paper editors disclosed some interest ing facts? According to Liberty, 95% have served as president of their Sumas and Matsqui B.C., News, says it’s the livestock sale column of the classified page, while George Murray, owner of the 3,100-circulation Pictou, N. S., Advocate, says his women’s col umn “Ann Advocate Says,’’ is his papers most widely read page. It’s written by his wife, who was voted “Mrs. Weekly Editor” at the Canad ian Weekly Newspapers Association’s annual convention last year. But if the editors of Canada's week ly newspapers disagree on what con stitutes their most widely-read feat ure, they are all in accord with Mrs. Helen (Corky) McCorquondale, edit or of Alberta’s High River Times, who defines the aim of the weekly news paper in this fashion: “The principle by which most papers, small or great, seems to be guided is to make the community a happy*, congenial, law-abiding place; to em phasize the good rather than the bad; and to be as accurate as humanly possible in matters of moment, espec ially the middle initial of a faithful correspondent.” “There are few millionaires among the weekly newspaper editors and publishers,” Bill Cranston of Midland, has stated. “But there are few men and women who so well deserve the label ‘free enterprises’ with a special emphasis on ‘enterprise.’” HEALTH MINISTER LAUDS HANDLING OF SALK POLIO VACCINE “An outstanding example of fed eral-provincial co-operation at work is our Canadian experience with the Salk polio vaccine,” states the Hon. Paul Martin, Minister of National Health and Welfare, in an article es pecially written by him for Health magazine, official publication of the Health League of Canada. To date more than half a million Canadian children have been inoculat ed with either one or two doses of vaccine as part of a joint federal- provincial nation-wide immunization program, The vaccine, produced at the Connaught Medical Research Labor atories in Toronto has been purchased under the National Health Program, with the costs divided equally by fed eral and provincial governments. Al locations of the vaccine are made to the provinces on the basis of popu lation for administration, free of charge, to children in selected age groups. “This federal participation,” states Mr. Martin, “ is being continued dur ing the present year in order to en courage an increase in the supply of Salk vaccine produced and utilized throughout Canada. As the vaccine becomes widely accepted as a general immunizing agent, the provinces may wish to provide for its continued dis tribution without charge in the same manner as smallpox vaccine and other immunizing agents.” “I should like to remind Canadian parents that the Salk vaccine is not a total and complete preventive of paralysis from polio,” says Mr. Mar tin. “Indeed we must face up to the fact that some children may even develop polio after vaccination, since no two children have the same degree of immunity, either natural or acquir ed.” We should remember that when diphtheria toxiod was first developed, and in fact to a large extent pioneer ed in Canada, it was found that it re duced the incidence of diphtheria about ninety per cent. So far as we know, this estimate of its effective ness still holds, yet we all know what has been achieved through the use of diphtheria toxiod. It is for this reason, among others, that the scient ists who are wroking with the Salk vaccine and through its extensive use throughout’ the country, polio will almost certainly be reduced to the point where only an occasional case occurs.” “The development of a polio vaccine by Dr. Jonas Salk and his colleagues is a dramatic chapter in the story of modern medical sicience,” stated Mr. Martin. “It is a, source of pride to all Canadians that our research workers have had an important part in this story. I know that I echo the thanks of every Canadian parent when I ac knowledge our great indebtedness to all those who worked to provide this new and powerful weapon in our re lentless fight against polio,” To secure one gallon of maple syrup it takes 87 gallons of sap con taining one per cent sugar, In 1954 Canada produced 21.3 million pounds of maple sugar. Council Meets Howick Township A regular meeting of the Howick Township Council was held on July 5th in the Clerk’s office. All members were present and Reeve H. Gowdy in the chair. The minutes of the last regular and special meetings were read and adopted on motion of McMichael and Gibson, Carried. Gibson-Haskins—-That By-law No. 9-55 for the Township of Howick for the year 1955 as read the third time be finally passed. Carried. Allan -Haskins—That amendment to By-law No. 4-51, and to By-law No. 1-55 be finally passed. Carried. Haskins-Allan—That we accept the tender of King Bros. Construction for the construction of the Underwood Bridge. Carried. Gibson-McMichael—That the road accounts as approved be paid. Car ried. McMichael-Allan—That the follow ing accounts be paid. Carried.- Eakins and MacDonald, 1954 audit $352.50; County of Huron, Hospitali zation for H. Gustav and Mrs. M. Cowan, $151.75; Twp. of Bertie, Wel fare re R. Baer, $20.00; Lewis Flowers, 2 urns for Centotaph, $12.00; W. E. Austin, balance Warble fly inspector, $35.05; Alex Petrie, balance .Warble fly inspector, $64.70; Atwood Print Shop, letterheads and envelopes, $18.75; Listowel Banner, publishing street closing by-law, $23.40: W. E. Whitfield, part salary 2 months, $90.00: J. H. Pollock, part salary and postage, $87.85; Howick Telephone, service and tolls, $23.90; Carl E. Willis, part payment on Kreller Drain, $1500.00; Wingham Hospital, part pay ment on grant, $3000.00; Harry Dane, expenses to. assessor’s convention, $30.00; transfer to road accounts, $5730.28. Allan-Gibson—That we do now ad journ to meet again on August 5th, or at the call of the Reeve. Carried. J. H. Pollock, Clerk.fr H. Gowdy, Reeve. DOON BALER TWINE > All Canadian Twine Manufactured in Kitchener Approximately 225 FEET PER POUND WE HAVE A CARLOAD IN STOCK AT $7.45 Charles Hodgins YOUR MASSEY-HARRIS DEALER J Clayton Scheifele of R.R. No. 2, Waterloo, has had a purebred herd of Scotch Shorthorns for 15 years, but he believes that he has seen bigger improvement in quality over the last five years. “The quality showed noticeable improvement since I began breeding artificially five years ago,” he said. “The Waterloo artificial insemination unit, which had been handling semen for dairy breeds only, up to then, started supplying the beef men.” By improvement of quality he means that the progeny of his artificially-bred cows make larger and quicker gains than he used to get with natural breeding. He has sent some steers from his cows to the beef testing station at Arkell. One from the Unit bull, Klaymor Overseer, went on test at 6% months of age at 547 pounds. At 13% months of age at slaughter, it weighed 981 pounds. It gainer 2.21 pounds a day.Another steer sired by Eraedoon Lancer went on test at 515^pounds at 6% months. When it went to the slaughter house at 12% months it weighed 909 — or a gain of 2.01 pounds a day. “I never used to get gains like this from my own bulls,” said Mr. Scheifele. “Of course, an indidual farmer cannot afford to buy a $2000.00 bull like the unit can on a co-operative basis.” The per-day rate of gain on the two calves tested was “Exceptional.” The average rate at the station for all calves tested is under two pounds a day. The above picture and story appeared recently on the farm page of the Kitchener-Waterloo Record. Our ANNUAL BULL NIGHT will be held at the Waterloo Cattle Breeding Association, R.B. No. 1, Watei’loo, (north and east of Waterloo) on the evening of July 19th, at 7.80 p.m. Our guest speaker is the HON. F. S. THOMAS, Minister of Agriculture for Ontario. FREE LUNCH. EVERYONE IS WELCOME. BEAUTY + SIZE + PERFORMANCE + PRICE = VALUE Dodge gives you more beauty. 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Your Dodge-DeSoto dealer is ready to make it worth your while to deal today! • Ml COME IN OR CALL, LET DODGE PROVE ITS WORTH WITH 4 DEMONSTRATION DRIVE! CRAWFORD MOTORS Wingham Currie-Keane A quiet but pretty wedding was solemnized at the United Church manse, by Rev. D. J. MacRae on Sat urday, July jnd., when Margaret Ruth Keane, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Keane, of Dungannon, became the bride of Robert Hilton Currie, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Currie, R.R. 5, Wingham. The bride was gowned in a pale pink gown with lace over satin, lace bodice, lace jacket., white hat, gloves and shoes, and she wore a corsage of white carnations to complete her, ensemble. The bride’s only attendant, Miss Jean Currie, of London, sister of the groom, attended the bride, wearing a dress of pipk lace oyer satin. She also wore a white hat, gloves and shoes, ahd wore a corsage of white carnations. The groom was attened by Roy Dawson, of R.R. 3, Wingham. The wedding party then returned to the home of the groom’s parents, Whore the groom’s mother received, wearing a sky blue lace dress with white hat. After the reception following the dinner, the young couple left on a trip to Niagara Falls and points south. On their return they will reside in Wingham. TRACTOR PLUNGE INJURES COUPLE Robert Stobo and his 16-year-old daughter, Gloria, concession two, Culross Township, suffered minor injuries in a farm accident. They were drawing in hay with Gloria on the tractor and the father on the load. As the weight of the tractor went onto the barn floor, it * broke through the floor and fell into the stable with Gloria still on it. She suffered only minor scratches. The father jumped from the load and was struck on the foot with the tongue of the wagon which broke when the tractor crashed through the floor, Mr. Stobo is off work with a minor injury. Labour income in Canada increased by $249,000,000 for a total of $11,900,- 000,000 in 1954, In the same period, farm cash income decreased $333,000,- 000 to $2,408,509,000. The city of Toronto purchased 116 red maples in 1952 for University Avenue boulevard. When they were planted, it was discovered that they wer Norway maples. Of the 116 (red) Norway maples planted 28 are dead or missing, 25 are dying and 63 are alive but poor specimens. Car Damaged? Have us. restore those battered fenders and doors to a gleaming, like-new factory finish! PRICES REASONABLE^- ESTIMATES FREE WINGHAM BODY SHOP Carman Loucks - Proprietor Waterloo Gattie Breeding Association “Where Better Bulls Are Used0 SEE CAMERON’S BILLIARDS for guaranteed WATCH REPAIRS *