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Clinton News-Record, 1946-05-02, Page 7'THURSDAY, MAY 2 1946 CLINTON NEWS -RECORD PAGE SEVEN HURON COUNTY FARMERS' GODERICH TOWNSHIP Miss Mary Foster, London Normal School, is doing practice teaching at S.S. No. 9 this week. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Middleton and. family, St. Marys, visited last week With Mr. and Mrs. John Middleton. Ross Middleton has returned to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, after spend- ing his vacation with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Will Addison, Londes- boro, spent one day this week with their, daughter, Mrs. Charles Wallis. Harvey Beemer, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, spent Easter week as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. John Middle- ton. Mr. and Mrs. George Willetts, their daughter Jean and a .friend, Pleasant Ridge, Mich., were at their cottage in Bayfield Highlands for the week- end. Mr, and Mrs. Will Hall, Stratford, have purchased the summer home, ' "Venture Inn," formerly owned by Mr. and Mrs. Phil Heitbohmer, Stratford, at "Paradise Vista." Mr. and Mrs. Fitzgerald and two small daughters, London, had as their guests at their summer: home at Bay- field Highlands, Mr. and Mrs. Cox and two daughters, ars rfrom London. Miss Betty Addison and Miss. Irma Bean have returned to their respec- tive homes in Londesboro and Col- borne, having spent the past week with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wallis. Fred G. MacAllister, Mayor of Lon- don, Mrs. MacAllister, their elder son Alec and his wife, Miss Ruth and - Alfred, were at their summer home in Bayfield Highlands this past week- end. WALTON (Intended for last week) Back in Civilian Life Back in civilian life after service in a second war, William Clarence Bennett, Walton, has used his war service gratuity and rehabilitation credit to provide new services for the farm community surrounding Walton village. To the general store which he operated between wars, and 'which his wife carried on while he was serving in the Second Great War, he has now added an egg -grading service, and a modern cold -storage locker room. Mr. Bennett enlisted in the First Great War Dee. 15, 1915, and served with the 161st Infantry. Battalion. He was wounded in action at Vimy Ridge, April 10. 1917. Early in the Second Great War he succeeded in joining the army again, and was taken on strength of the Canadian Postal his scosaune 3creceived army discharge July30,945. The egg room, which Mr. Bennett has built since his second return to civilian life, is equipped for efficient 'handling of eggs: automatic egg grading machinery has been installed, and is being operated by Mr. Ben- nett's son, 'Ronald, 19 and Lkp i Port- er. In the same building as the egg station, Mr: Bennett has made further use of gratuity money; to instal a cold- sorage service, with 240 lockers. BRUCEFIELD Mrs. J. Usshis pvisiting her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Haugh. Mr. and Mrs. Percy McMartin, Tor- onto, visited friends in the village. Mrs. Abe Zapfe and Margaret, spent a few days last week in Toronto. Mrs. T. Baird entertained a roup of W.A. members Tuesday evening. A layman will explain the pension fund at the morning service in the United Church on Sunday. Mr, and Mrs. Clifford Dow and Norman, Hibbert Townships . visited Mr. and Mrs. William Henry. We are pleased to know that Miss Mary McCully; is improving nicely after her recent operation in Clinton Public. Hospital. Miss Margaret Henry has returned to London after spending the vaca- tion with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Henry. On Saturday she was maid of honorat the Fraser -Decker Wedding in Exeter. Bride -elect Honoreu A miscellaneous shower in honor of Miss Doris Dutot was held in the basement of the United Church on Tuesday evening, April 80. The bride - elect received many useful and lovely gifts expressing good wishes for fut- ure happiness. Fast Time Unpopular Daylight Saving Time is causing considerable confusion among the farmers. School children going to Collegiate are 51I on Daylight Saving Time, whereas the community itself is on Standard Time. The general feeling is that with the world food shortage so serious it would be much wiser to have left things well enough alone. BLYTH, (Intended for last week) Mr. and Mrs. A. Taylor, Rev. Ken- neth and Mrs. Mitchell, Betty and Karar, Ethel Taylor, visited with Mr. and. Mrs. E. Taylor, Clinton. Leo de Peudry, who has been spending the winter months in Florida is visiting his daughter, Mrs. New- man Hamilton, and Mr. Hamilton. Successful Dance The Lions Club Easter dance held in Memorial Hall attracted a large crowd. Frank Banks' orchestra pro- vided the music. Dies at Movie Mrs. Charles Bell left Thursday afternoon for Fort Erie to attend the funeral of her brother, Alex Naylor, who died suddenly of a heart attack Wednesday afternoon while attending a movie matinee. It was presumed he had died two hours before ireing discovered. Mr. Naylor was well known here, having visited his sisters, Mrs. Bell and Mrs, J. Bailey, fre- quently. 1....ire' Hell The funeral of Mrs. Garnet Battin, formerly Miss Mary Tiernay, was held from the home of her mother, Mrs. J. B. Tiernay, concession 1, Eaet Wawanosh, i rklay etern000 The SrV:ce was la tharge of Fa -v. John Henderson, 'entec of Trinity Anglican ( numb, Bly 6, Fallbeare^a were John OWN NEWSY FRANCE SEEKING 20,000 HORSES IN CANADA Nothing is more important to the war-torn Allied countries of Europe than the rapid rehabilitation of their agriculture to fight starvation, and one of France's fust needs in speeding up farm production is horses. To re- place the horses killed or seized by the German Army of occupation, the French Government has sent a pur- chasing mission to Canada in an at- tempt to obtain 20,000 horses from this country. The mission, which is headed by the chief of the agriculture and ration- ing division of the French supply council in Canada, Henry Lefevre, has been in Canada for a few weeks only but has been very active at the Canadian National Railways' Mont- real Stock Yards. Already, 700 horses have been purchased and started on their long journey to France by two C.N.R. special trains. Each train car- ried 50 attendants who also made the ocean trip. The 20,000 to be selected will come from Quebec Ontario, Western Can- ada and the Maritime provinces. The Quebec -bred horses like the one shown at right, will go to the vineyards of southern and central France because of their smaller size. This one is being held by W. E. Watson, manager of the Montreal Stook Yards, while it is• branded with the letter 'T" for France. Other members of the French mis- sion Albert Pinel, left and Paul Raffestin, centre, are shown above with W. E. Watson, standing before three of the newly obtained animals at the Montreal Stock Yards - 4• Watson, Armand Kendal; Frank red by letter to the church: Dr- and lin Baynton Go: don Augustine, Al- onzo Smith, ricrhert McElroy. Inter• rsent was in Union Cemetery, Blyth. 30 Years Married Well bnown residents of this com- munity, Mr. and Mrs. George Cowan. celebrated their 30th wedding anni- versary at their home, concession 1, East Wawanosh, on Monday, Mem- bers of their immediate family were home for the celebration. The dining table was centred with a three -tiered wedding cake. The family presented. their parents with a table lamp. Many cards and mes- sages of congratulations were re- ceived. 17 New Members A. special Good Friday service was held in, the United Church Friday evening when Rev. Arthur Sinclair Preached from text: "There they crucified Him." The pastor and ses- sion welcomed 17 members transfer - Mrs. D. G. Hodd, Mr. and Mrs. Car- man Hodgins, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stead, Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Moaning, Jack and Bill Manning, Mr. and Mrs, John Atkinson, Mrs. Gordon Elliott, Mrs. Sydney McCullough, Mrs. Rob- ert Bell, Mrs. Harvey McCallum, Lewis Whitfield. Six young people also united with the church: William Henry Young, William Roy Young, Jim Hodd, Irvin Bowes, Joan Whit- field and Mrs. Bert Kechnie. HOG MARKETINGS DOWN Marketings of hogs in Saskatche- wan by June will be between 75 and 80 per cent below the corresponding period in 1944, according to Agricul- ture Minister I. C. Nollet. Farmers are steadily dropping out of hog raising, he added. The marketings during 1945 dropped by, 51 per cent below marketings in 1944, Mr. Nollet said. THE PROVINCE - OF PROMISE... O.1VTA.1RIO, in a geographical sense only, may be said to: be sharply divided . . a natural division into north. country and south country that emphasises the province's variety of climate,—of industry -of character. Northward, Ontario extends to the semi -arctic region of Hudson Bay ... Southward, to the semi -tropic fruit belt of, the Niagara Peninsula ... "The - Garden of Canada" .. , a blossom land overflowing with nature's gifts, where peaches, plums, pears, grapes and cherries come richly in their seasons. Fruit farming is but one of the untold opportunities offered by the four hundred thousand square miles, and more, that are Ontario . a veritable empire of resources. Published by THE BREWING INDUSTRY (ONTARIO) • • • • A CORNER ON FRUIT 90% of the acreage devoted to the oulti- va Lion of PEACHES • GRAPES a PEARS PLUMS and CHERRIES in the Province of Ontario centres in the rich Niagara district which produces 91% of the province's total yield. When the Ontario fruit belt's two million peach trees, seven million grape vines and hundreds of thou- sands of other fruit trees boar their abundance, armies of workers are on hand to gather it. Seaforth Co -Operative Membership and Business Show Heavy Increases At the annual meeting of Seaforth Farmers' Co -Operative, the president, R. S. McKercher, stated that the membership had increased 50 per cent since last annual meeting, with an increase in the volume of business of 41 per cent over that of 1944, E. B. Goudie, vice-president, pre• seated the annual statement. He pointed out that the Co -Operative had a successful year and was able to declare a patronage saving of four per cent to members. A constitutional amendment where- by veterans of the Second Great War would be admitted to membership without payment of the membership fee was unanimously endorsed by those present. The board of directors elected the, following officers for 1946: Presi- dent, R. S. McKercher; vice-president, E. B. Goudie; secretary -treasurer, Frank Reynolds. Hon. Russell T. Kelley Named Clothing Chairman Hon. Russell T. Kelley,Minister of Health for Ontario, has accepted the provincial chairmanship of the National Clothing Collection which is to take place. across Canada June 17- 29. W. M. Birks, National Chairman of the Campaign, has wired Mr. Kelley as follows: "Hearty congratulations on your acceptance of the chairman- ship of the National Clothing Collec- tion for Ontario, the banner province. All success and good wishes." Out of a total of over 12 million pounds of clothing collected in the campaign of last fall, Ontario con- tributed near 5,000,000,000 pounds. Already the organization for the hew drive is well under way, and it is hoped that most of those responsible for the former success will again of- fer their services on behalf of the distressed millions in war -devastated areasthroughout the world. Average P Over $321 At Holstein Dispersal The value of using good herd sires and running all cows on Record of Performance test was well proven at the dispersal sale of. the Deerlik purebred Holstein herd of N. S. Roth- well, Navan, held April 16, when 40 head realized 312,845 for a general average of $321.13. The three-year-old herd sire, Elm- croft Monogram King, brought 31,500. He was jointly owned with Clarke and S. W. Rothwell, Navan, and these two bought hire at the sale. Top price for a female was $500, paid by W. Ray Wilson, Kenmore; for Deerlik Pabst Flashlight, a five-year-old daughter of the former herd sire, Spring Farm Sensation Pabst. High- est price for a bred heifer was $400, bid by Edgar Craig & Son, Metcalfe, on Deerlik Rag Apple"' Evelyn, a daughter of Greenalda Pabst Rag Apple. Canadian Pacific Plans Fairly Heavy Expenditure Western Ontario Points Projects involving the expenditure, by the Canadian Pacific Railway of 315,750,000 during this year on East- ern Lines of the C.P.R., are announced by E. D. Cotterell, vice-president, Eastern Lines. An amount of $1,072,000 will be spent in Western' Ontario between Toronto and Wind- sor, and on the lines radiating from Guelph Junction, Woodstock and Zorra. Just over 14 miles of new rail will be laid, to cost $100,000, while another $28,000 is to be spent on rail anchors and tie plates. Re -ballasting of cer- tain parts of the roadbed will take another $12,000. Special projects include the mod- ernization of interior of stations at Galt and Chatham at an expense of 312,000; rebuilding of a portion of the Company's docks- at Windsor at an expense of $45,000; provision of flood- lights in the freight yard at London at a cost of $13,000; construction of new terminal at Windsor for the Can- adian Pacific Express Company at a cost of $82,000, and improvement of the express facilities at the Canadian P$10acific,200.Station at Galt at a cost of PAGE Farm Labor Situation Very Serious in Canada The farm labor situation is tight in most parts of Canada according to officials of the Department of Labor.. The most acute shortage is reported in Ontario, where there 'are about 1,500 unfilled' orders for farm help on hand. Most favorable reports are from the Prairie Provinces, where the labor situation. is. described as better thatt last year. This is attributed to the return of - members of the forces who, in that part of the country, show more tendency to stay on farms than turn to urban areas. Latest figures on farm wages place rates at all -tine highs, For January, 1946, the Dominion Bureau of Statis- tics reported the average wage for male help., with board, at $57.24 a month, compared with $55.61 in Jan- uary, 1945, and $20.42- in ,January, 1940. Early Cutting' of Hay Strongly Recomntended Advising farmers to thinit now of their "cheaper winter feed," Dr. 0. M. McConkey, department of field husbandry, Ontario Agricultural Col- lege, has recommended early cutting of hay to obtain more protein • per acre, more digestibiiity, more after- math pasture and more high protein in winter feed. b Early cut hay, said Dr. McConkey, will slice feed bills and boost milk production. Ontario's hay crop could be improved in feeding value by 10 million dollars annually by seeding fertile soils, better balanced mixtures of legumes and grasses, early cutting and curing to minimize weathering. Holstein Business Good; Increase in Transfers The healthy condition of the Holstein industry in Canada is reflected in a statement by G. M. Clemons, Brant- ford, secretary -manager of the Hol- stein -Friesian Association of Canada, that transfers of ownership for the first three months of 1946 totalled 12,813, a 20 percent increase gree similar period of last year, Moznber- ship continues to show a .steady gain, 374 new members having joined the Association since the first of the year. Membership now exceeds the 10,000 mark for the first time in the Associa,- tion's history,- C.N.R. To Improve Class Of Cars In This Division J. F, Pringle, vice-president and general manager of the Canadian National Railways said et Kitchener last week: "I am very hopeful we will shortly be able to improve the class of cars operating on the Strat- ford division. "We have some new coaches on order and are now finding opportun- ity to increase the number of pas- senger cars going to the shops." Canadian Record Broken For Butterfat Production Montvic Colleen. Aibberkerk, owned by J. J. E. McCague, Alliston, has just broken the Canadian record for butterfat production in the senior three-year-old class of the yearly division on three -times -a -day milking. She produced 22,182 pounds of milk containing 1,059 pounds of butterfat, average test 4.77 per cent, as compar- ed to the previous Canadian record of 979 pounds of fat made by Spying- bank Snow Countess owned by T. R. Dent, Woodstock, in 1924. Colleen's fat production also set a new North American record for the Holstein breed, replacing the United States cow, Queen Betsy Segis Orme- vbyih, owned by W. J. Loufman,'Home- e, 0. Additional Options For Students of O.A.C. Students of Ontario Agricultural College will have a choice , of 12 op- tions from which to select their major course of studies in third and fourth years, commencing with the term starting next October. Establishment of two new options. in farm mechanics and economics has been approved by the Senate of the University of Toronto, with which O.A;C. is affiliated. The farm mechanics option will be in the hands of the new department of agricultural engineering, set up in charge of Prof. C. G. E. Downing who joined the O.A.C. staff early this year. About 15 students will start the option next fall. The economics option will include courses in agricultural prices and price policies, marketing agricultural products, farm business mangement, EGGS FOR BRITAIN Britain took the bulk of the exports of dried and shell eggs in the 1945 calendar year. Valued at $27,3 mil- lion, 24.8 million pounds of dried eggs were exported; Britain took 24.5 million pounds, the remaining three milli ai going to the United States, Fermat Newfoundland, Trinidad, and Tcelant. Wool Growers' O>• 'alln_zatiou WOOL SHIP COLLECT TO Our Registered Warehouse No. 1 WESTON, ONTARIO Reliable Grading Prompt Settlement Obtain sacks and twine from LOCAL AGRICULTURAL OFFICE or direct from CANADIAN CO-OPERATIVE WOOL GROWERS LIMITED 217 Bay Street, Toronto, Canada 14-15.16-17-18-b DEPENDABLE FOR HIGH YIELD OF SOUND QUALITY GRAIN Hybrid Seed Corn has long been the subject of careful study by men at the Ontario Agricultural College Experi- m e n t a 1 Farms. And after making thorough tests for pro- duction and maturity under soil and climatic conditions in Canada, they advise farmers to plant only Ontario Tested Hybrids. 11 • Semisan Treated. • Superior root growth and wind resistance. • Stock plant -bred and borer resistance. • More uniform growth. • Yield of 20 to 30% above open -pollinated seeds. WARWICK & SONS iN THE CORN BUSINESS FOR NEARLY HALF A CENTURY ar5NNLM - ONTARIO NEWS EGG FUTURES A market for a large percentage of our egg pro- duction is already assured as far ahead as 1949. Britain wants them. Contracts are already drawn up that will send Canadian eggs to England in large numbers each month for many years to come. And, of course, it is logical to assume that the Dominion Government will keep prices regulated to the point where egg production remains profitable so that supplies will be assured and the contracts filled. So the immediate future, at least, for the poultry- man Looks bright. High producing flocks will con- tinue to show a nice profit for their owners. Here are two relevant facts for all producers of market eggs to think about:— (1) Pullets lay 20-30% more eggs than yearling or older hens. (2) SHUR-GAIN Laying Mash is specially forti- fied with .essential ingredients to promote consistantly high, profitable egg production- CLINTON FEED MILL PHONE 580