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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1952-03-05, Page 9Voice of the Junior Farniers Who are the Junior Farmers? by Jim Johnston The first Junior, Farmer Clubs Were organized in 1914 in the coun- ties of Durham, Middlesex, York and Peel. These clubs were on a local level, and originated from commun- ity short courses held in the early spring, and sponsored by the Depart- ment of Agriculture. The companion clubs of the Junior Farmers, the Junior Institutes, were first organ- ized in 1915 in Elgin County, 1916 in Oxford, and in Lanark and Leeds in 1918. The early Junior Institute Clubs carried on Red Cross .work during World War I, From this modest beginning, the "Junior Farmer movement spread rap- TAXI DAY or NIGHT Phone 65 JIM CAMERON All Passengers Insured idly until many counties boasted County Organizations. In 1934 there were over 146 Junior Farmer Clubs in Ontario with a membership of over 4600, In 1943, however, membership had dropped to 3800, due to the enlist- ment of many of the members in the armed forces, and the migration of farm youth to fill the needs of de- fence industry in the cities. By 1945 the Junior Farmers had formed a Provincial Organization composed of members of Junior Farmer Clubs and Junior Institutes all over Ontario. This organization took over the responsibility of the Farm Ybuth Movement in Ontario in conjunction with the Federation of Agriculture and the Department of Agriculture. In 1945 the Junior Farmers had a membership of 5500. Now, there are over 12,000 Junior Farmers in Ontario, Our local club was first organized in 1944 as the Blyth Junior Farmers, and was reorganized as the North Huron B.B. Junior Farmers of Bel- grave. In September of 1950, the Bel- grave Junior Institute was organized. Our club has about eighty members from the townships of East Wawa- nosh, Morris, Turnberry and north Hullet. On the evening of the second Thursday of each month the Junior Farmers meet in the Foresters Hall in Belgrave„ ,and the Junior Institute 'meets in the Beigrave Community Centre. After separate meetings the Junior Institute joins the Junior Farmers for a joint meeting and a programme and lunch. Any young people from farms who are not al- ready Junior Farmers br Junior In- stitute members are cordially invited to join us at our meetings. What do Junior Fjermer Clubs do? The Junior Farmer Clubs have as their motto, "Self Help and Commun- ity Betterment", and as their general purpose; the promotion tof better agri- cultural practices in their respective communities. The greatest problem they face is keeping young people on the farms. *In order to do this, first of all, a stable agricultural economy must be maintained' to enable young farmers to speculate with some hope of obtaining markets for their pro- duce. Secondly, a social life equally attractive to that of the city must be provided. Our organization is too small to voice our opinion in regard to econ- omics, and this we leave' to our sen- ior organization, the Federation of Agriculture. The problem of social life for farm youth is much easier to cope with, and each "club provides many kinds of recreation within its own membership. SPORTS by Murray Bradburn Our North Huron Jr. Farmer Club provides its members with a variety II Rubber and Marboleum Tile Repair Work Built-in Cupboards General Contracting BENNETT CONTRACTING COMPANY Roy E. Bennett, PHONE 447 WINGHAM Skinny men, women gain 5,10,15 lbs. 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Suddenly I remembered "Early sow . . " "Old-fashioned stuff!" I told myself. Then I got to thinking. "Maybe it is tough to save today. But it's still important . .. still my only hope of getting some of the things I want most. "Well, at least I'm keeping up my life insurance payments," I thought. "That's a way of saving which combines protection for my family as well. And maybe if I make an extra effort to put more money aside I'll reach my goals sooner. "So here goes! I'll try again. I'll find some new ways to economize. Somehow I'm sure I can manage to be more thrifty." And you know — it's a funny thing! The moment I made that decision, I realized that Grandma's idea was not old-fashioned, I've just caught up with her now' THE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES in CANADA and their representatives L-86ID No longer need haying be a burden—tie up your equipment and prevent you from doing other profit. able jobs. New IDEA Haying Tools are easily attached or detached from your tractor. They are speedy, effortless to operate and designed to keep all the autrifional value intact. IA will pay you to check into the When you come in be sure to see the NEW IDEA Farm Wagon, Hay Loader and Elevator. New IDEA Mower and Rake. Drop in, next lime you're in town, and let's go over the features which mean safer, smoother, more profitable perform. once to you. NE!" Side delivery Rake and redder M. A. Mc DONALD FARMERS' SUPPLY CENTRE TEESWATER PHONE 4w CHIGK5 LOVE aft. THRIVE. Ra THEY CONTAIN CONTAIN ALL THE. NEWEST 'GROWTH FACTOROli ROE°CRUMB/ES "ARE NATURALDITE-SIZ6 Howson & Howson, Wingham Beigrave Co-op, Belgrave Ross Anderson, Beigrave Bluevale Milling Co., Bluevale J. C. Scharbach, Teeswater DOC, WHY ARE MY CHICKS SUCH SLOW STARTERS? I THOUGHT TODAY'S CHICKS WERE BUILT FOR. FAST GROWTH • HOLD THEM SACK! I 00 EVERYTHING 10 FEED THEM WELL EXCEPT 5ET THEM AT MY DINNER TABLE. MAYI3E THEY'RE NOT GETTING ENOUGH OUT OF THEIR FEED, JIM • YOU KNOW HOW-POOR GAS MAKES YOUR CAR SPLITTER AND STALL* A CHICK'S A MACHINE, TOO. WELL, IT TAKES I-116H OCTANE TO SET TOP PERFORMANCE IN YOUR CAR' IT TAKES A HIGH QUALITY FEED, TOO, TO SET TOP GROWTH IN YOUR CHICKS WHAT DO YOU GALL A TOP QUALITY FEED, DOC. A TOP FEED, .11M,I6N'T MADE JUST TO SATISFY CHICKS' APPETITES • IT'S MADE TO 51//Z0 CH/Cli'6. SO USE A FEED THAT'S PLENTY RICH IN VITAMINS AND PROTEINS, ROE WA FOOD CRUM DLE5, A H P WATCH YOUR CHICKS 6ROW INTO EFFICIENT LAYI N6 MACH INLS I DON'T GET YOU, DOG. WEDNESDAY, 1VIARCII 5th, 1952 THE WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES '1 of recreation such as hockey, broom- ball, curling, bowling, softball, wiener roasts, skating parties and bus tours. In hockey, our team put up a very good showing, but due to a few out on the injured list, didn't quite make the head position, 13etter luck next year, boys, The County Sports Night held in the Belmore Arena on Fehruary 1, proved to be a good night for the broom ball team which challenged the Juniors from the rest of Huron County to a game, and won 2-0, These fellows turned in a good per- formance this season. Our curling team although organized only this month, is coming along slowly but surely. The club has organized eight bowl- ing teams which bowl Saturday nights at the Goderich Bowling Acad- emy, These teams have created quite a bit of interest ,and some very close games have resulted. We are divided into two groups, the north versus the south, with Belgrave as the div- iding point, It won't be long until we start our summer programme. Top on the list will be the softball team. Last year saw Belgrave coming out on top by defeating Seaforth in a tight scoring game. We will be in there this- year defending our title as County Champ- ions. The rest of the activities, skat- ing parties, wiener roasts, and bus tours are great attractions. This past year, the County Organ- ization sponsored a trip to the Col- lingwood Exhibition, the Collingwood Shipyards and Midland and Orillia Every Spring the County Organiz- ation sponsors the "At Home," a for- mal dance which is the social high- light of the year. These are some of the activities that members of our North Huron Junior Farmers and Junior Institute enjoy. • Bowling Scores for February 23 Four bowling teams from the north half of tire group competed at the Goderich Bowling Academy last Sat- urday with the following results: Alley Cats, 18 points; Sugar Bowlers, 15 points; Blow Hards, 16 points; Hill-top Lobbers, 8 points. srowrs by Jim Johnston The Beigrave Junior Farmers Hoc- key Team took a hard fought ex- hibition game from Dungannon in the Lucknow Arena on Monday, Feb- ruary 27th. The Beigrave team was trailing by four points when the first period ended, Then, under the "expert" coaching of James Q. John- ston, who, incidentally, doesn't know one end of a hockey stick from the other, the team came back to tie it seven-all, at the end •of the second period. The teams put the pressure on in the third period, Dungannon scoring twice on breakaways. Bel- grave Juniors matched them in the closing stages of the period with two markers. After two minutes of rest, the boys went at it again, and at the end of the ten minute over- time period, the scoreboard read Bel- grave-11, Dungannon 9. Bowling by Murray Bradburn Last Saturday night saw the Jun- iors from the south half of the club area at the Goderich Bowling Acad- emy, and the following points were scored. Happy Blowers, 23 points; Lucky Strikes, 17 points; Pin Boy Pelters, 16 points; Merry Missers, 0 points. The high single for the even- ing, 254 points, was again scored by Lawrence Plaetzer of Auburn. BELGRAVE Euchre Club The euchre club met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Murray McDowell last Tuesday evening. Eight tables of cards were played, Winners for high points were, Miss Jefferson and Clarence Hanna. Consolation prizes went to Mrs. Harry Cook and Gordon Naylor, Plans were made for a box social, the next party will be at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cook. Personals Mrs. Kenneth Cameron returned home last week after spending the winter months with her daughter, Mrs. Grace Lindley in Detroit, Mich- igan. Mr. Charles Scott of Kitchenr, JOBS DEPEND ON AMIS./WM-4W Three-quarters of the residents of cities and large towns in Canada de- pend !von automobiles for transpor, tation to and from their jobs, and for their busineSP, it is reported by Federation of Automobile Dealer As- sociations of Canada. spent the week-end with his brother, Art Scott, and visited his father, who has been quite ill in Wingham Gen- eral Hospital. Mrs. Des Gurnett of Gorerich And. Mr. Gurnett, who is stationed at Trenton R.C.A.F, School, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Athol 13rUce. 12,000 FROM HOLLAND Holland is expected to send 12,000 immigrants to Canada this year, of whom between 4,000 and 6,000 will be farm-workers, according to J. A. Paul of the Federal Citizenship and Immigration Department. The first 700 are due to arrive in February. Ca@C4 CV, Me Chli@E30 4P By Roe Farms Service Dept.