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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1962-01-18, Page 9THREE BRIGADES FIGHT COUNCILLOR'S FIRE—Crediton, .Desilweed and Exeter brigades joined forces Thursday morning to prevent fire from razing the farm home of Stephen township councillor Edmond Hendrick, just north of Crediton, Blaze is believed to, have started from faulty controls on the furnace and spread through the partitions. It was zero cold weather, —T-A photo Three brigades fight house fire in Stephen Second Section EXETER. ONTARIO, JANUARY. 1S, 194 Pape Nine Press .1auds, James Gardiner as tough, combative polittchani GARDINER DIES—Hon J. G, Gardiner, native of Far- quhar, and former federal agriculture minister for 22 years, died of cancer last week in Saskatchewan. He's seen here with B. W. F. Beavers, of town, right, former proprietor of the Farquhar store, during a visit to the area in 1954, Hay will investigate subdivision growth s Here are a few tips that can help your herd come through the winter in good condition and with good production: Ventilate: Cow comfort calls for a well ventilated barn and temperature ranging from 45 to 608, Warm water cuts feed bill. Check Water heaters now to be sure they are work- ing. if water is cold they won't drink enough for Cop production. Sanitation. us extremely important during cold months, Clip around udder and flanks to make cleaning easier, Keep clean bedding under cows. Look fee lice. They're troublesome art this season. Dust Purina Hog and Cattle Dusting Powder on cows and rub into hair. Wash udders before milking. This is not a substitute for clipping, Use Purina Io-Dairy or Purina. Disinfect- ant solution on udders, hands and equipment to keep bacterial count low. Feed Purina Milking Chows that are designed to give you the best possible production and condition your milking herd at this time of year, for fast, 'efficient feed service call Cann's Mill Ltd. Exeter Phone 735 Whalen Corners Phone 35r1. Kirkto 111,01i1111011OIMIlioloilmotorimittiltsi ttttttttttttt itolowin ttttt We Are In The MARKET For • MILLING WHEAT • SPROUTED WHEAT • OATS ' Rodney and Gary Oats That Will Make Seed BARLEY Montcalm, Betze and Parkland Barley That Will Make Seed Bring in your samples and we will bid you a price. CONTRACTS We Will have contracts for Seed Oats and Berle also contracts for Malting Barley, W,C:Thotrips)n Sons Ltd. PHONE f-leNSALL 31 Canadians who want bigger profblornotrowl feed PURINA CHOWS today! EXETER DISTRICT' Rarely does a new variety show such superiority over such a wide area. as does the new oat variety "Russell", re- ports the field crops branch, Ontario Department of Agricul- ture. On the basis of averages, Russell hAs been at the top of the tests in Ontario in each of the last three years. On in- dividual zone tests it has never stood lower than second, and in the main feed grain growing areas of Ontario it has always stood first, In climate zone tests the average of all tests in 1961 gave Russell a margin of 6,4 bushels per acre; and on a three-year average Russell out- yielded all others by 3.6 Bu- shels, In zones 3 and 4, where By J. CARL HEMINGWAY Huron FA Fieldman 1962 is starting off as a year of great activity in our com- modity groups. The grain corn growers are leading the way by conducting their vote on s a grain corn marketing plan. The ballots are presently being mailed to the growers and are required back by February 5, Other producers of grains such as wheat and white beans have found real benefit in hav- ing a marketing organization working in their interests and there is much that can be ac- complished for corn growers. Already the strength of the organization has been sufficient; to obtain much better freight rates for the movement of the crop to eastern points. This will enable our growers to com- pete with imported corn from U.S. Since the U.S. government subsidizes their corn growers and offers preferred freight rates a strong Ontario organiza- tion might well be able to have import quotas put into effect as is already applied to other grains. Producers are well ad- vised to study this program and cast their ballot according- ly. Egg marketing plan Just today I received copies of the petition to be circulated by the egg producers request- ing a marketing plan for eggs. large acreages of feed grains are grown, Russell outyielded all others by 8.2 bushels, The Eastern Canada oat tests, in- cluding Kemptville, Ridgetown, Guelph and Macdonald College, showed Russell to have a 10.5- bushel advantage in 1961, and a 6-bushel advantage over the last; three years. Russell oats were developed at the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, and were intro- duced for the first time in 1960. A year ago one bushel at an auction brought $155.00, and several. others sold for $28.00' to $40.00 per bushel, Russell oats are similar to Garry in maturity. They are, however, shorter in the straw, thinner in the hull, higher yield- ing, heavier per bushel weight, This requires the signatures of at least 15% of Ontario egg producers before a plan can be presented to the Farm Products Marketing Board for its approval, after which a vote will be conducted. There have been a greaL many complaints from produc- ers regarding the marketing of their eggs. This is their oppor- tunity to have something done about it. The resulting plan. will be just as good and suc- cessful as producers want it to be. if producers aren't. inter- ested enough to put forth some effort there will be no improve- ment in the egg producing in- dustry. Beef men seek bills Beef producers are also mov- ing to make some improvement in their industry. At present no marketing plan is being considered but they are mak- ing a real effort to require the use of bills of lading in the movement of cattle. There have been several instances of real problems arising. in establish- ing ownership of cattle in case of accidents in trucking. It is only a reasonable precaution that the owner should . have a receipt when his - cattle are loaded for shipment. There is room for a great deal of study and distribution of information on feeding and. breeding of cattle to best please the consumer. .The collection of the small fee through the use of the bill of lading should he quite helpful to the industry. In closing I would like to put in a comment for your care- ful consideration: In a recent radio broadcast the idea was put forth that farmers should be careful lest through their organizations they make farm- ing profitable because large corporations would then take over, I would suggest that it is when incomes are low that farmers are forced to look for other employment and sell out to corporations. equal to Garry in smut and rust resistance, and more re- sistant to Septoria blight than Garry. The seed supply of both registered and certified Rus- sell oats is good. Coming Wednesday, January 31 Crediton Community Hall John Deere Day FUN FOR. THE WHOLE FAMILY Reserve the date HARVEY RATZ SHIPKA Phone 164r11 Dashwood Lane stops fire truck A narrow snow-clogged lane- way kept Stratford firemen from reaching a barn blaze on the farm •ocettpled by Sheldon Wein, just east of .Sebringville, Monday, The barn was already en- veloped in flames when fire- men reached the laneway and -their truck became stuck about 100 yards from the blaze, Fors tunately a change in wind di- rection. kept the sparks from reaching a house and driving shed nearby, Wein, former hatchery oper- ator here and native of Dash- wood, lost about 2,504 chickens and three riding horses in the blaze, It was spotted by Irvine Snider, of the Grand . Bend area, who was visiting at the farm. He was able to find the horses in the dense smoke but could not get them out. A car stuck on one side of the laneway forced the fire truck to drive near the ditch on the other side, The 13-ton truck slipped off just as it en- tered the lane. An oil truck attempted to pull the fire truck out, without success, and then a farm trac- tor was tried. Finally, after more than an hour in the ditch, the truck was freed by a wrecker from the Department of 'Highways office at Stratford, Heavy, wet snow hampered operations to remove the truck. Stress farm accounting The importance of improved farm management in view of the vast changes taking place in agriculture is being stressed today and various aids are be- ing offered the farmer. Members of. Fairfield Forum noted the aid of the agricultur- al representative in the district both with his pamphlets on the subject and also his advice when requested. The Agricul- tural Department also offers the farm account books. The group felt keeping records was important for many reasons, one of which is to enable the farmer to make an appraisal of the success of his business and plan the future from past performance. "Experience is an excellent teacher" was the consensus of the group. Knowing the land, what it will grow under good management and what fertiliz- ers to use all help for better farm management. The meeting was held at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Welling- ton Heist, town, and next Mon- day night Mr. and Mrs. Earl Neil will be hosts. "A great minister of agricul- ture a tough little fellow one of the most striking specimens of a now-vanishing breed. of tough, downright com- bative politieians , a fiery speaker always ready for any challenge". These are a few of the edits orial tributes paid this week by the nation's editors to Ft, Hon. James G. Gardiner, 78, who died in Saskatchewan hospital, Friday, Born near Farquhar, Mr. Gardiner twice became Liberal premier of Saskatchewan and later served as federal minister of agriculture for 22 years. He suffered from cancer. Mr. i Gardiner underwent sur- gery n a Regina hospital dur- ing early fall and recovered sufficiently to attend the Sask- atchewan Liberal convention at the end of November, giving him a n unbroken record of at- tendance at party conventions since 1929. His introduction of federal Liberal leader Lester Pearson was his last public platform appearance. His Liberal friends, who real- ized his life was ebbing away, cheered him to the rafters on. several occasions. Retired in 1958 Mr. Gardiner retired from politics after his defeat in the 1958 general election and had lived quietly on his Lemberg farm. First elected to the provincial legislature in 1914, he held po- litical office continually for 44 years until he lost the federal seat for Melville in the Pro- gressive Conservative landslide March 31, 1958. 'His 22 years in the agricultural ministry set a Canadian record for one port- folio, Square-shouldered and spunky Mr. Gardiner became agricul- ture minister in 1935 after five years of drought had stag- gered western farm economy. He piloted the department through difficult years when. the Second World War cut off traditional markets. He negoti- ated long-term agreements with the United Kingdom on wheat and bacon and also directed the sdeeipwaiictems,ent of national war Senior man In the Liberal cabinet he was second in seniority—by 30 days —only to the late C. D. Howe. When Prime Minister Mac- kenzie King retired in 1948, Mr. Gardiner was a candidate for the Liberal party leadership but lost to Louis St. Laurent. Born in Farquhar, Ont., Nov. 30, 1883, Mr. Gardiner was the second son in a family of six. His parents were farmers. Fie spent most of his life in Sask- atchewan and became sworn to the standards of Liberalism during college -days before be beeame a school teacher. lie swamped .opponents with powerfel rhetoric to hold a pro- vincial seat for 22 years. He succeeded Charles Dunning 35 Saskatchewan premier in 1926, was leader of the opposition from 1929 to 1934, and became premier again when the Liber- als returned to power in 1934. He moved to the federal post the following year. During his 22 consecutive years (from 1935) as federal minister of agriculture m the King and St. Laurent cabinets, cash farm income increased five-fold. Western prairie farm- ers in particular owed much of the increased value of their crops to legislation he fathers ed, such as the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation act, and the Prairie Farm Assistance act, to prices he fought for and in- ternational ma.rketing he de- veloped. "Jimmy" Gardiner said hp was a party politician and proud of it. He had reason to be. His personal integrity was unquestioned and he never lost a seat until 44 years after gain- ing his first in the Saskatche- wan legistlature in 1914, McKinley to speak Anson McKinley, 'RR I Zur- ich, first vice-president of Hur- on County Soil and Crop Im- provement Association, has been invited to speak at the Ontario Soil and Crop improves m.ent annual convention to be held at the Coliseum, Exhibi- tion Park, Toronto on January. 24, 25 and 26. Mr, McKinley's topic on Thursday, January 25, at 11:20 a.m. is "Increased Income Through Farm Management". Mr, McKinley was a member of. South Huron Farm Manages ment club when it was organ- ized in 1956 and has taken ad- vantage of the services pro- vided to help make his farm decisions since that time. Mr. McKinley was one. of the speakers at the bankers' school held at OAC, Guelph, during the summer of 1961. A summary of the 1959-1060 D.H,LA, studies by Ontario De- partment of Agriculture showed that feed costs decreased with lower grain feeding. In those years farmers who fed 1 pound of grain to 6 pounds of milk got the greatest returns per herd. If you plan to cut down on your grain feeding, make sure you feed a quality hay or silage before stinting too much on the grain suggests Dr. Stan Young, Ontario Agricultural crops specialist. Fieldman comments Looks like active year for commodity groups Flay township council, has re- ceived applications for the de- velopment of four new sub- divisions along Lake Huron, it was revealed at the inaugural meeting last week. Council decided to arrange a meeting with Hon. C. S. Mc- Naughton, Huron MPP, to dis- cuss the developments and the problems they present. Date for the meeting has not been established. Council approved plans sub- mitted by the dep't of high- ways regarding the proposed new bridge and road widening of a bridge near Hensel]. A grant of $10 was made to the St. John's Ambulance and $15 to the Salvation Army. Appointments include: School attendance officer, Bruce J. Klopp; livestock val- uator, 'Bert Klopp; pound keep- ers, J. F. Ingram, Laird Ja- cobe, Hector Fortier, Alvin Wainer, Leonard Merrier, Ed- win Regier, Clare Geiger, Roy Gingerich, Harald Deichert, Crerar, William Watson; fenceviewers, Lorne Chapman, Ted Steinbach and Lloyd Hen- drick. Community Centre board, Reeve V. L. Becker, Deputy- Reeve Carl Haberer, Arnold Mern.er, Leonard Merner, Jo- seph Hoffman, Milton Oesch and Hubert Schilbe. Ausable Authority represent- ative, John H. Soldan; patrol- men, Harold Campbell, Wil- liam Watson, Alvin Wainer, Matthew Denomme and Leon- ard. Restemayer; relief admin- istrator, V. L. Becker. Caretaker of the Hay Town- ship Hall for the coming year is Stephen Meidinger, Set salary schedules The following rates of pay for 1962 were set, Reeve is $200, plus $50 mile- age allowance; deputy-reeve and councillors, $150 plus $25 mileage allowance; all coun- cillors, for extra meetings, $5, mileage for extra meetings, $2, clerk-treasurer, for extra meet- ing, $4, reeve for signing cheques, 13 times at $2 per trip, plus $2 mileage. Clerk - treasurer, $2600 for township work and $700 for road books; assessor, $600 salary and $400 car allowance; caretaker of the township hall, $27 per month; use of polling booths, $7 per day. A rate of 71f.' per mile was set for all miles travelled by any township official. School attendance officers will receive $2.50 per call and. mileage; stock valuator, $3 per trip plus mileage; deputy-re- turning officer, $7 per day, plus mileage. Other salaries are as follows: one man, 90e per hour; road superintendent's helpers, me per hour; patrolmen, 90 per hour; snow plow helper, and power mower operator, 900 per hour; grader operator, $1.25 per hour: truck operator or snow plow operator, $1.00 per hour; selection of jurors, reeve, $6, assessor, 86, clerk, $10; fenceviewers, $3,50 per trip, plus mileage; tractor or. grad- er or pulling brush, $2 per hour; tractor hauling brush or snowfcnce, $2 per hour. Art Cann's TIPS ON WINTER COW CARE Three district fire brigades worked together Thursday morning to save the farm home of Councillor Edmond Rend- rick, Stephen township. Blaze broke out in the base- ment of the home, two miles north of Crediton, and spread through the main partition in the centre of the house. Crediton fire brigade tackled the fire from the west side of the house: Dashwood and Ex- eter departments worked i.t it from the north-east, corner, with the Dashwood machine feeding water through the new mutual engine. By chopping into upstairs partitions firemen were able to get the blaze under control be- fore the inside was gutted. Smoke and water damage, how- ever, was extensive. Faulty controls on the fur- nace are believed to have been responsible. A repairman had been called to fix them and he arrived, unaware of the fire, shortly after firemen did. Howard Hendrick, a son, dis- covered the fire after smelling smoke. Neighbors and friends helped the Hendricks save much of the furniture from the main floor. . Neighborly bees have, been held since to clean up the damage. , Conies to the rescue B. W. Tuckey, of nearby Guenther Tuckey Transports Ltd., Tan over with a CO2 ex- tinguisher from his plant to put out a fire which started in a car at the Pearson used car lot later Thursday morning. The blaze was under control by the time firemen arrived on the scene. In the garage under the of- fice building, an employee had been trying to -start a car by adding gasoline to the carbure- tor when it backfired. The car• and some of the building was scorched. Russell oats prove a heavy producer TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE co.oP EARLY DELIVERY FERTILIZER PROGRAM Look how the CO-OP Early Delivery Fertilizer Program earns you money. e Earn good rent for your storage space. • Earn more in early delivery discounts. $3,00 per ton 'tit December :10th, 1961 2.50 per ton "til January 13th, 1962 2,00 per ton 4til January 27th, 1962 1,50 per ton 'til February 24th, 1962 ALSO . . you can earn antoxtra 5ho Discount for Cash Payment before March 15th. o You have, your fertilizer exactly when you need it. 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