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• OBITUARY
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DR. JAMES JOHNSON
Word has been received in Wing -
ham by Henry Johnson of the pass-
ing in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, of his
brother, Dr. James Johnson, in inc
76th year. Born at Holmesville, Dr.
Johnson spent several years in this
district. He was a graduate of Clin-
ton High and Model schools and for-
merly taught. }Ie was a graduate of
the University .of Western Ontario
in medicine' and commenced his prac-
tice in Adrian, Mich., later going to
Cedar Rapids. A. son Dwight, of from Knox Presbyterian Church and
Philadelphia, survives; also a broth- I was conducted by the Pastor, Rev. D.
er and sister, Henry, Wingham; IVIrm 'J. Lane, assisted by Rev.sA. S. Col -
Richard, Wightman, of Detroit. I well ,of St Andrews United Chinch.
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i The pallbearers were: Arell Arm-
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THE CLINTOTST, NEWS-RECORI)
Tburs, January 4th 1.915 '
Dry, Ventilated Quarters,
For Sheep During Winter
For winter shelter of the farm
sheep flock, dry, well - ventilated
quarters should be provided. Wide
doorways and convenient fe'ed racks
should be arranged. It is generally
considered best to divide large
flocks into groups of similar size and
condition, so that the ration can be
suited to the needs of each group.
For example, yearling ewes will
need a little more feed than mature
ewes, as they are still growing.
'y• The ewes should be wintered so
that they will gain 15 or 20 pounds
lambs, and a lambing time be in
during the tiTe they are carryieg
medium flesh, and vigorous condi-
tion. Insufficient feed or an unbal-,
anced ration will result in weak
lambs and a scanty flow of milk,
and therefore redilees the profits.
This does not mean, howeVer, that
expensive rations are needed, con-
taining a large proportion of con-
centrates. On the contrary, ewes'
should be wintered, up to lambing
time, chiefly on good roughage, in-
cluding plenty of legume hay, if pos-
sible.
If tie ewes go into the winter in
o0d condition and are then fed
legume hay, with or without silage
or roots in addition, they will usually
need no grain or other concentrates
at all until four to six weeks before
they lamb. Then not more than half
a pound per head daily is common-
ly required.
the West Indies for some years. Re-
turning to Canada he established a
practice in Southampton, from which
he retired four years ago and moved
to Bayfield and carried on here as
long as his health permitted. , His
gentle kindly manner and strength
of charatter have won him many
warm friends here who deeply regret
his passing arid sympathy is extend-
ed to his widow formerly Miss Ellen
Wright. •
Dr. Volume was a member of the
Canadian Legion and Southampton
Rotary Club.
The funeral was held on Monday
DR. DAVID A. VOLUME
strong, Joseph Richardson, Walter
Westlake, M. Toms, S. Ervine and
Hugh IVIacKay.
Relatives :from a distance who
Following an extended illness, the
were present for the .funeral were
death occurred. at his home in the
a sister, Mrs, McMichael of Rennie,
village on December 29 of Dr. David '
A. Volume itt his seventy-fourth year
•The deceased men was born in
Kingston and graduated in Theology
from Queen's University, later being'
engaged in Missionary work of the
Presbyterian • Church in Western
Canada. He graduated M medicine
from the University of Manitoba,
being the Gold Medalist of his year.
practised in the west and served
overseas with the Canadian IVIelical
Corps in the First Great War for
three years. Later he practised in
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Man., 'and a brother-in-law, Mr.
Wright of Winnipeg, also. Mrs. Har-
ris of Toronto and Sgt. Day of
Stratford.
BUY VICTORY BONDS
BUY VICTORY BONDS
First Patent Granted
Narrow Bladed Scythe
The first patent granted in the
new world was for an agricultural
tool, a scythe. This was invented
about 1646 by Joseph Jenks, a fa-
mous ironworker of colonial days,
who was granted a patent which
gave him a monopoly of the manu-
facture of the scythe for a period
of 14 years. Thescythe consisted
of a long narrow blade similar to
the scythes now in use. It repre-
sented a great improvement over
the sickle shaped like a quarter
moon, and Jenks built up a prosper-
ous manufacturing business at Paw-
tucket, R. I. These New England
scythes were so superior that many
of them were shipped to Pennsylva-
nia and bar iron returned in pay-
ment. It was not until about 150
years later that someone thought of
attaching a series of wooden fingers
to the scythe and so making a cra-
dle which would be useful in the
reaping of wheat as well as the mow-
ing of hay.
The replacement of the sickle by
the scythe doubled the speed with
which hay could be cut, but it re-
quired more manual labor, and,
made with poor steel, the scythe
was soon dulled. It became the
custom to store the best barrel of
hard cider on every farm, to be
broached at harvest time, when it
was known as "the scythe sharpen-
er." The haying season meant hard
work but with a barrel of hard cider
it became a festive event.
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Amy Commands Writing
aHistory of Current War
The story of the part being Played
in this war by each of the war de-
partment's three commands—the
army ground forces, army air forces
and services of supply—is being re-
corded on a current basis separately
by each of the commands.
Each command has historical offi-
cers within its units who co-ordinate
their wok with that of the command
historical section. For example, the
ordnance department, , under the
services of supply, has its own historical officer, etc. •The main em-
phasis in each history is to be laid
upon administration, giving a full
record of the administrative struc-
ture and operation of the major bu-
reaus and offices of the war depart-
ment—not only what the offices did,
'sat how they pert0IITIF.4 tbSiT chl-
tiesvarious'historical off
Theiced,
hewever, are not restricted to thr
adminiStrative field. Provided they
e,;:l'forin this primary duty, they are
authorized to undertake such other
types of history as their command -
1..„ generals. direct.
A guiding principle of all the his-
torical sections is to obtain material
while it is still fresh and available,
not only in written records, but in
the minds of those who have created
new fighting organizations at the
same time that they are turning
civilians into soldiers. One of the
principal reasons for the collection
of historical material on a current
basis is to provide an accurate and
dispassionate record of events for
the use of future generations. In
addition to recording the things that
were well done, for future imitation,
the histories will record the errors
as shown by experience for future
avoidance.
Pilots Lonely
There is something about the lone-
liness of a pilot's life in the air that
contributes to mysticism. Any pilot
who has done any appreciable
amount of flying can tell strange
stories if he feels that he is with
kindred spirits. There are cloud-
scapes of unbelievable grandeur to
be seen upstairs; lonely ice fields of
cloud, towering castles, mountain
ranges, strangest of all, the faces of
people cut sharply in cloud shapes.
Some pilots claim that they have
sen the same person, or perhaps
several people, time after time in
the clouds—that there is expression
on their faces, and that sometimes
these faces warn of dangers ahead.
Some pilots have worried when, over
a period of time, a certain face was
missing. Other pilots, of course,
laugh at such fancies as these. And
few, even those who believe, will
risk ridicule by discussing such mat-
ters with any but people they trust
implicitly.
Ignored Critics
When Zane Grey was still an un-
known trying to sell his book manu-
scripts, a publisher told him he had
no ability for writing fiction.
The first time George Gershwin
ever played the piano on the stage
he was laughed out of the theater
by both the audience and his fellow
actors.
Marconi was bawled out by his
father for wasting time when he
first began to experiment with ra-
dio. •
And when Thomas A. Edison was
in school he was always at the foot
of his class because he couldn't re-
member his three R's. His teach-
ers,called him stupid and doctors
predicted he'd have brain trouble.
Oil Reserve
Underlying anywhere from 10,000
to 30,000 square miles in Northern
Alberta is the most tremendous re-
serve of oil yet discovered. It is a
layer of sands, 100 to 200 feet thick,
saturated with oil. Reliable esti-
mates have been made that any-
where from 100 to 250 billion bar-
rels of oil may be extracted from
these sands. Although known and
mapped in 1913, it was not until
the 1930s that an attempt was made
to extract any oil commercially. At
that time a plant was erected to ex-
tract some 350 barrels daily. Al-
though not strictly a U. S. reserve;
gasoline derived from this reserve
undoubtedly will be available to
American motorists, 6
Home Grapevines Larger
A Then Commercial Yards'
Most grapevines in home gardens
or arbors are larger than vines in
commercial vineyards because they
have been pruned less. As a result,
while a vine in a commercial plant-
ing is usually trimmed to 40 buds
or less each year, the home garden
grapevines may have more buds left
to bear a crop. A large vine cover-
ing an arbor might be trimmed to
150 or 205 buds. The larger the Vine
the more fruit it is capable of bear-
ing, but it should be pruned each
year to keep the fruit large and the
vine within bounds.
The clusters of grapes that cleve]s
op this season will grow on shoots
from the buds of lest year's canes.
Qr2110Vinee that grew normally last
.year have so many of these canes.
and buds that unless most were cut
off, the clusters of grapes would be
small, many with only three or four
• berries, and the vines would spread
and tangle.
The best canes to keep for bear-
ing the crop are ones about the
diatheter of a lead pentil pr larger,
With about fiVe ot silt inches be-
tween the Mids. Stialler canes and
as much old weed as possible should
be cut off. Young canes that grow
out near the main trunk are the best
to save, so that old wood farther
out may be removed. This keeps
the fruiting area close to the trunk.
It is wise to leave several spurs (or
canes cut to two buds) close to the
trunk, to make fruiting canes for the
next year.
If a small vine is to be trimmed
to 40 buds, not all canes need to be
the same length of 10 buds eacb.
Resow Tobacco Beds After -
Cold Weather, Expert Says
Tobacco growers should remove
the canvas from their beds and
broadcast from one-half to three-
quarters as much seed as was origi-
nally sown after very cold weather,
E. R. Collins of North Carolina State
college advises.
The canvas should be replaced as
soon as the beds have been resown.
continues Dr. Collins If young
pants were just coming through the
ground when the heavy freezes oc-
curred, many probably would be
killed or left in such a weakened con-
dition that they will not make
healthy, fast-grewing plants.
The soil was softened by the
treezes and the seed sown now will
1,,,corne imbedded with a light cov-
,.ing, favorable to germination.
Plants from these seed will grow
rapidly when weather conditions are
favorable.
If the young seedlings were not
killed by freezes, the newly sown
seed will not interfere with the ear-
ly plants. However, if the original
plants were killed or severely weak-
ened, the new plants from the pres-
ent sowing will assure the grower
of a good stand of vigorousplants.
Clippers See Duty
Par. American Airways' giant
transatlnetic Clippers, shrouded in
wartime camouflage as they fill
their important assignments in the
United Nations air transport activi-
ties, in the first year of World War
No. 2 have flown millions of miles
in crossing the Atlantic many hun-
dreds of times.
1942 passenger traffic, virtually all
of which bore government priority,
exceeded that of the previous year
by about 140 per cent Reflecting
too, the importance of speedy and
safe transport of vital cargoes were
the impressive increases in the ex-
press and mail loads carried by the
84,000 -pound flying boats. The pound-
age of express carried exceeded mil-
lions, compared with a few thousand
pounds carried in 1941, the flrst year
for north Atlantic air, express. The
mail load for 1942 was also in the
millions of pounds and was nearly
louble that for 1941.
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• America Harvests Rubber
The first natural rubber produced
on an industrial scale in the Unit- 4
ed States has been harvested by the
U. S. Forest service less than a
year after the nation's guayule rub -
!Der program was begun,
The agriculture department an-
nounced that harvesting of the
guayule took place in the Salinas
valley in California on a government-
owned plantation. It estimatesi the
initial harvest at about 600 tons of
raw rubber. The harvesting was
done on about 550 acres.
The report disclosed that the
army made an investigation 13 years
ago into the possibilities of the
guayule plant as a rubber resource
in event of war. One of the two
officers making this report was Maj.
Dwight D. Eisenhower, noW a gen-
eral and commander in chief itt
North Africa,
Solution Helps Check
Spread of Cattle Grub
Use of a rotenone and soap solu-
tion will enable farmers to control
cattle grubs, which annually cost
thousands of dollars in lost milk
production, and in lowered values
for cattle hides.
In late winter, these grubs, caused
by the ox -warble fly, crawl out of
lumps on the cow's back, after they
have remained there about five
weeks. They can be destroyed dur-
ing this period by sprinkling and
brushing on the backs of the ani-
mals a solution of three-fourths of'a
pound of 5 per cent rotenone and
three ounces of soap in a gallon of
Water. This is .used about 25 days
after the first "grub bumps" are
seen, says Prof. H. H. Schwardt of
the New York State college of agri-
culture.
As not all the grubs mature at
the same time at least four treat-
ments a month apart are recom-
mended. A gallon of the solution pro-
vides one treatment for about 16
cows. In small herds, the grubs
can be squeezed out by hand.
If all cattle were treated for re-
moval of ,grubs, the pests could be
destroyed, as the grubs that escape
are thn only source of infection.
Short -Snorters
Th2 Short -Snorters club originally
was composed of people who had
flown over an ocean and then ob-
tained signatures of two short -snort-
ers on a dollar bill, which became
that person's certificate of member-
ship in the exclusive but informal
organization. Since the war began,
however, thousands have been flown
*cross oceans and been admitted to
title Short -Snorters and today thou-
sands of others who have flown only
ever land consider themselves short -
snorters and will produce creden-
tials to prove it.
Many short -snorters enthusiasti-
cally collect signatures from all
fellow -passengers on trips and all
brother -members at bars and when
one bill is covered paste a new one,
possibly from another country, to
the original membership bill. High
denominations often are used now.
They must carry their credentials
or, if caught without them by fellow -
members, pay the penalty, which
may be a round of drinks for all
members present, or payment of $1
to each member presentor both.
Winning flog "louse
A "war winner" hog house com-
bining ideas embodied in numerous
one -litter field houses has
been designed by E. T. Robbins,
liveStock specialist, and Deane G.
Carter. It is, six by six feet at the
ground, has three-foot sloping sides,
, perpendicular rear end and a slight-
ly sloping roof covered with one
'strip of roll roofing. Strong, tight,
dry and cheap, the honse is suit-
able for any fernier to build at home
with native or tallied lumber and
available roofing material, It is made
without any' floor, since the ground
.1s wanner in winter and cooler i'
=dimmer than a floor would be. •
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• S UR -GAIN FEEDS
Puts Emphasis on Quality
Never has the quality of foods been as important
as it is now! •
Today, when every dozen of eggs, every gallon of
milk, and every side of bacon produced plays such
a vital and essential part in our great wartime feed-
ing program, it is extremely important that you,
buy and feed the best of top quality feeds—feeds
that can and do produce satisfactory results,
SRUR—GAIN Complete Feeds for pouitry, hogs
and cattle are just such top-quality feeds. They
are produced from the finest quality ingredients,
fully fortified with additional vitamins and
minerals, and, what is paramount in stock feeds—
they're always FRESH, for they're ground and
mixed only as needed.
SHUR-GAIN Complete Feeds
Made ,and Sold By
Clinton Feed Mill Jno. Aldington
Clinton, Ontario Varna
J. K. Cornish Alex Wells
Brucefield Londesboro
Governmental Units
A total of 155,148 governmental
units levy taxes and render public
services in the United States. Includ-
ed are 3,050 counties in 47 states
—.county areas in Rhode Island are
not organized for governing pur-
poses—and 18,884 townships. There
are 16,189 actively organized munici-
palities, including cities, towns, bor-
oughs and villages.
Largest category is school districts
constituting 70 per cent of the total,,
according to information to the In-
ternational City Managers associa-
tion. Excluding these, municipali-
ties comprise about 33 per cent,
townships 41 per cent, special dis-
tricts 18 per cent and counties less
than 7 per cent of the total.
Units exist primarily to conduct
local government in the general mu-
nicipal sense; to supply some spe-
cific local public service or to carry
out any of the numerous possible
combinations of general or specifid
functions.
Food Economy
vo help homeMakers in eliminat-
ing food waste, here are some point-
ers in food handling. Serve second
helpings rather than too much at
first, so that waste will not have to
be put into the garbage pail; remem-
ber•that certain minerals and vita-
mins "love to swim"; save the green
Lops of root vegetables! buy suffi-
ci • entf ood b , ut nots muchtho at
It will spoil before it can be used;
and store food carefully to avoid its
Forces Push on Toward Rhine
While substantial forces of Gener-
al DempseY's 2nd Army are in po-
sition on the South bank of the lower
Rhine (28. 9. 44), other British units
awe straightening the corridor to
the Maas, South East of Eindhoven.
00101•IMISINIMINMIS.
Picture was taken airing the drive
forward to the Maas river, where a
port of several miles has been es-
tablished,
Picture shows : SHERMAN
TANKS MOVING FORWARD,
MINUNORP.M....MMO01010.1.1.0.02
"White Army" Receives Arms
BELGIAN 'WHITE ARMY" RESEI
A Belgian Army officer and men
of the Armee Blanche take the arm$
and supplies from the cennisters
which were clrepsecl for iS em by
A F. StrIfne, Like theie brothers
lie g.t.. ;7, and 'Nvfterlands re
t flCO movement, the Belgian Ax
EInch5 hs i iven veinal le
oto 'Al iel a vauco.h