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The Clinton News Record, 1943-02-04, Page 6PACE 6 THE CLINTON NE"WS'RECORD THURS., FEB. 4, 1943 The Bomber Press in 'Great Britain AGRICULTURIO IN ENGLAND Agriculture plays a leading' part''in the -war programme in every Country and especially in Great Britain which item in --the newspaper 'telling of ' a fanner and butcher, Stanley Matt, of Church Farm,'Branstone, (Staffoi:`cl- shire) who was fined one hundred pounds for killing two pigs when he must of necessity import such of its only had a license to slaughter one. food, and, the editors were able to Carrying out government regula- ilialce a brief study•of, what is being tions was not the only problem ,that done to help, raise as much food as Kr. purser and his family had to con - possible: tend with. They showed a large col - We found it to be a tact that mar?Y lection of fire boinbs•.which had fal- HULLESS OATS (Experimental Farms News) The increase in hog production has had: the 'effect' of increasing the gen- exaldemand for seed of hulless pats. While in some partsthe demand seems onyl to he temporary, in other ;,.dis- tricts ,there dis- tricts,ther.e appears to have been a quoit or less steadily increasing de- nrandfor this, seed. The economy of using oat groat for young ,stock and poultry has been proved by many feeding trials and whenever the, prociiictio,r of hoe grown concentrates is practicable„ a of the former beautiful flower gar- len on their firm many of them m small acreage of hulless oats should Clens are now converted into vegetable January 1941: They had nut in sev- well repay the' growers for special growing. , One notable example that oral nights of Bard work extinguish - :!'.we saw. was at Windsor Castle. where ing ,incendiaries, .the flower garden lie what was origin- For some reason onions are not a ally a moat is nowdevoted to vege- satisfactcryj. crop in Eingland, but tables. While at the Roebuck Inn. ,at • there are some grown, : although not Wytch Cross we were interested to I nearly enough for the demand. Some notice that the lovely terraced gar- good specimens were seen. at .Anter- dens at the rear of this Inn were n;ow 'shorn, and here the owner had care- • filled with vegetables. fully' tied' cotton over the tops to Nearly all the Canadian camps are • save the seed. also. -growing all the vegetables they In. September, the writer visited the can in any .odd 'corners of the land. I Agricultural Fair at , . Cheltenham At the camp of the No. �_ 1 General lwhich was being held in the City Hall Canadian Reinforcement Unit, they there. There were, very fine displays had a prize display •of potatoes, to- of vegetables especially potatoes, cab- , carrots, onions, beans, beets bages, turnips and ebans..Searlet nun and, turnips which they had grown ner beans are a highly regarded food there. Last year they said, there -were in England, and some of the largest thirty tons 'of potatoes alone grown pods at this show.were fourteen M- on land in' the camp. chs long. Carrots, and • onions were At the naval base -which we visited not as good as' would be seen at a fair • they, had fifty acres in potatoes al- in Canada, but on the whole the ex - though it was difficult to see where hibits would compare favorably with they could find that much spare space. Canadian produce, of e ge several exhibitsg rg rewee vast) There Everywhere ge went. we saw and also dressed rabbits. fieldsmeof cabbages, Sus, ,p beets, and so in Gloucester ' only -a few miles from some sections', Sugar beets, and some of these fields looked much larger 1 Cheltenham, is : note's for its 'sheep than fields, of similar products whieli fait and the same afternoon, I visited are ordinarily seen in Canada. (that interesting event. This is really We had a splendid opportunity to a sheep market, and the buyers are really study an English farm when mostly farmers or sheep herders seek - we visited one day the Canon Court ing to improve their flocks. Farm in Berkshire. This farm, owned I There were nearly ten thousand by Mr. Henry J. Purser, is probably sheep there, all herded into pens about the best farm in that section of Eng- ten feet square. The average price •land, as it has won the King George that day for a sheep was said to be V prize for efficiency and the King between fifty and .sixty shillings, A Edward VIII can for the best cultiva- workman told us that the farriers ted farm in Berkshire. This is said to I tilt' to replace their herds ever; be the billy cup. of ' such a nature two years. KingEdward VIII. 'two all the people of Eng - ever given by land are doing all they can to help is far'in •s 500 acres in area, and by growing all the. vegetables that d d anon other things 3,200 they can,. In addition to turning pri• once famous institution. Advertising intagibles is always the most difficult. We have faced this problem fr,ni the beginning, of our establishment We perform for our clients a service in the public rela- tions l''Iold whist• wo think, is 'vale- able. The work is stimulating and in- teresting. It keeps us pretty busy; and yet we wbuid like to hear from people who think they might have use fon; our services.' V purpose reeding, says. R A. Derick, Cereal Division, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa. There are, however,' some difficul- ties an growing' hulless oats. One of these is their tendency to shell readily in handling, particularly when left too long in the field. This, however, may be oevrcotne to some extent by cutt- ing when slightly immature. The sus- ceptibility of the popular Canadian varieties, Laurel ,and Liberty, to the smuts and rusts is also a handicap. The tendency of these two varieties to revert hullrbearing types is another objection although' this may he over- come by hand-picking enough pure hulless `seea for a `small seed plot each year. Hurons Sale of War Savings Stamps increasing Mn 3 A. Gray, principal -o:l! Blyth Public School, is' setting ;a fine ex- ample in the sale of War Savings Stamps to : school children. ' In one room of twenty-six. students he has set a quota of two hundred dollars with Easter as a deadline and already the scholars have purchased stairips to the value of one hundred and sixty- five dollar's. Mr. Cray also is spon- soring a radio progranune in sup- port of his and the 'campaign gen- erally and it will be heard over CKNX Wingham, on:Saturday, February 6th, at 1.15 p.m..Listen in! The storing of hulless oats is also a- matter requiring special attention as this type of oats heats veryreadily wheil any large quantity is stored e bins. Further- more, poorly ventilated more, sprouting in the stook as. a result of bad harvest weather r� us- ually found to be more serious in hull- ess oats on account of the absence of hulls. Other teachers are"taking'up the idea and there is evidence that the Stamp Campaign has been given a stimulus since ,Mr. R. K. Wurtele tools over the chairmanship of'' the Stamp Committee. Another evidence of activity in the promotion of the sale of War Savings Stamp' in Huron County comes from Goderichwhere 'Mr. H. W. Norman, leader of the Sea Scouts, has selected twelve of his boys to make a weekly canvass. ,The town has been divided into sections and one section will' be canvassedeachweek. Mr.' Norman is a live wire. He is setting a fine example and is sure to produce results. This experiment will be -watched with in- terest. • When the yield of hulless oats is considered in comparison with ,hull - bearing types, results ' have shown that the varieties Laurel and Liberty. are comparable to other established varieties when allowance is made for the absence of hull in the hulless var- ieties. The new variety Brighton, -.re- leased in 19,42 and.. developed by the Cereal Disivion, Central Experimen- tal Farm, Ottawa, is high yielding, has medium maturity, large kernel 1 l and is resistant to the smuts. four tractors are used on it.This year se ae b g vete gardens into vegetable patches, bushels o els of oats, and the Hart planted in wheat produced 64 bushels 'to the There are 1,750,000 allotments of land acre. it/r. Purser was milking 41 cows being tilled in Britain. People spend when we were there. • !tsheir 1eisdre=hours digging in' these It was interesting to learn that this ,plots which are let to them at a nom - farm was redeemed from tithes only incl fee. few years ago. Up until that time! This.past year there were good the had been paid annually to Ox- I crops of apples, plums, and pears tithes ford University. grown in Britain, and there is also. a The farm buildings are -extensive, 'small quantity of grapes grown there, well laid out, and built of _brick, and One thing that was strange to Oan- even the partitions' of the pens were adian eyes was the training of apple. built of brick. -The barns were much trees on stone walls. A good example more substantial than the usual ones i of this was seen on the walls around in Canada, and when eine of the Can- the Bishop's Palace at Wells. adian editors asked • how old these) A War Agriculture Committee func- barn's were,he was informed that tions in every county to try and in they were comparatively modern, hav- l crease agricultural production, and ing been built only one hundred and l these committee strive to get every forty years ago." here possible ploughed up and plant Another of the editors remarked sd;in vegetables. The reason for this that it would be difficult,: to find a its that ten acres in pasture will not barn in Canada that was over 'one support more than four people, bu hundred years old, whereupon• he was 'ten acres of potatoes will maintain 42 asked if the people of Canada did not know how to take care of theirbuild- ings. Mr. Purser showed some extra fine cabbages and marrows which he had brought back from Covent, garden market the previous day .because he was . unable to sell them. Apparently just at that season there was more produce than could be sold. , Recent breeding workhas over- LOUGH, KEEN AND' CAPAIYLE: BRITAIN'S SOLDIERS OF FUTURE, come some of the disadvantages of hulless oats. Varieties have been' dev- eloped that are resistant to both the smuts and rusts. Early maturity and strength of straw have also been bred into these new hybrids. It is safe to assume that new varieties will soon be available that i11 reliresent definite improvements over the .varieties now grown. ADVERTISING Most difficultadvertising to pre- pare is that which does not offer goods for sale if the advertiser in normal times is in the business of selling goods. Right now, if he has the goods, he would like to dole them out in or- der that he may retain a seinblance of distribution to civilians until happier days come again., Or if, because of war restrictions, he has no goods to offer to the public, the advertiser must wrack his brain to find some- thing worth the saying in paid space. Yet if advertising is not continued in some forme or another. the advertis- er might find himself at the conclu- sion of the war without a name on Which to trade. He does not wish to be among the business ruins, the subject of comment from the barker Although farmers in England are Ontario Department of Agriculture, on a rubberneck wagon, explaining encouraged to raise pigs, they are I ilii, week became 'a "Wren", at Lon- that the hole in the_ground is where allowed to retain only a certain pro- don and will serve in the navy as a once •stood a famous house, remember - portion for; themselves: While the .ed- mess caterer. •Seaforth News. ed now only by a pre-war generation bons were in England there was an Ir. which in vast numbers patronized a All over Britain boys between the ages of 14 and 17 are, fitting them- selves for the time when they, will reach military age. As member of Army Cadet Corps, they study. map reading, field strategy and learn to ,handle up-to-date weapons. Kean and • able, their lessons in the complete craft of modern warfare will stand them in good 'stead in the future. Picture Shows—Members of a Bri• tisk Army Cadet Force learning to handle a tommy gun. YANA ABSENCE I've said I won't worry,District Red Cross Annual Meeting . With letters or. 'phoning; I'm settled, and perfectly wise; The following are the annual re- I y ears; 20, girls skirts, size 6 years; 12 But somehow, since you had to go off Red Cross sailors comfort bags, 24 quilts; 1 crib leavenm e parts from the district and- uilt. caner a i on h q `e nes sent to Cl nt q �sae Societies Small things all around seem to:hurt`ters during 1942. ' Porter's Hill Unit:—Sewing report. and to grieve me, Tuckersmith Ladies' Club —6 pair boys' shorts, size 6; 7 pair There's a veil on my once sunny• . 26" seaman socks; 4 pair boys' shirts, size 6; 28 pair boys' pt' 2 pan v skies. 2 'army sacks; 3 pair 18" seaman seeks; jamas, size 6; 5 pair bbotees; 5 pair 1 pair khaki gloves; 1 turtle neck shelter slippers; 28 pair Ladies sweater; 3 aero caps. iknickers size 44; 10 complete lay.. Jan. 9 to Dec. 31st, 1942. ettes; 13 quilts; 50 diapers; 75 sani- tary pads; 42 handkerchiefs; 10 eom- 8 pair army socks; 13 pair 18" sea- fort' bags for sailors; Knitting report: I'm not going to fret, or to fuss Or distress you, But oh! all the while- we're apart. Little things keep "revealing - The strange wistful feeling, man ,socks; 8 pair 26" seaman socks; 18,pair army socks; 30 sweaters with "MADE IN CHINA!" Of your shadow astir in my heart. 5 pair airforce socks; 9 aero caps; G sleeves; 13 pair gloves; 13 pair mitts; Mary Eversley. turtle neck sweaters; 7 ribbed hel- 3 toques; 2 helmets; 4 aero caps; 12 little hand msec hand- V mets; 2 pullover sleeveless sweaters pair ladies, ankle sockees; 6 ladies 1 (On seeing a i for ladies; 4 pair ankle socks; 4 -pair kerchief from China) NOW Is WIRELESS AIR GUNNER sweaters; 12 pair 18"ribbed socks; Give years at war, and still this, pa- ladies'gloves; 4 pullover sweaters, 18 pair 267 ribbed socks; 8 turtle tient race. Francis E. Phillips, son of Mr, and with sleeves for ladies; 13 pair: Navy neck tuck -ins; 2 sleeveless sweaters. ref f home -Thomas Phillips, of Seaforth, whole mitts; 4 pair. khaki gloves; 4 S. S. No. 4 Goderieh twp. Unit, Make little hanakerch s o graduated p , , Knitting report: 11 pair mitts; 7 acre made lace, • as a wireless air gunner liens sleeveless pullover sweaters Weave patterns in the corners, bright et No. 4 Wireless School, Guelph on khaki: 2 men's navy sleeveless pull- caps, 9 pair seamen long stockings; r and gay, Thursday last. over; 4 turtle neck tucking. 6 pair Heavy service socks; 4 pair. report of the seamen socks; 3 turtle neck sweaters, sewing Crimping the edges in their special Seven of the United States and al- The following is th sewing committee of the Tudcerainitli 2 scarfs; 10 turtle neck tackling; 4 way; most every ''Province in Canada, as Ladies' Club for 1942. long sleeved sweaters; 5 sleeveless The little_ stitches small and closely well as Scotland; were represented For Re•.! Cross' 31 pairs women's made, in the graduating class. The ",pails," sweaters 4 pair sockees 3 pair bloomers, 10 women's nightgowns, 7 • socks; 18 pair gloves; Sewing. 26 Neat as the pattern in an old' brocade. insignia was presented to the success pairs child's bloomers, 2 girls outfits quilts and comforters; 10 boys bleu, fol airmen by Air Commodore S. of blouse, skirt and bloomers; 6 night es; 10 pair boys shorts; 10 blazers, Five years at war, and still a thin old Frank McGill, air. officer commanding night- gowns size 5 years;5 pantie dresses man, No. 1 Training Command, 12. C. A. F., g size eight unit no 5; 8 boys shirts; 4 5 years, 1 nightgown size 2 years; 8 pair boys shorts size: 8; 9 dos diapers; people, or in wheat will maintain 21, This agricultural 'work a•big mart, of the war effort, and Britain was blessed last year with a splendid crop. —v— HELEN McKERCHER JOINS THE "WRENS" Miss Helen McKercher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Finlay McKeicher, of McKillop, and nutrition coach for the Women's Institute Branch of the Carves' little figures on anivory fan, Or makes a tiny god of precious jade, A. trinket box with bits of pearl inlaid A little wooden top of a child's toy, A padded coat to fit a little boy. Five years at war, and still they plow and reap. The little rice fields where the crick- ets keep Their age-old rendezvous with sun and rain Singing above the fields of precious grains (Where peasants harvest in the battle's lull, Part of old China, vast, unconquer- able. -Edna Jaques HIGH WAR MILEAGE FOR C.P.R. •LOCOMOTIVE A record of 19,053 miles in one included rat this month .is Canadian Pacific Railway locomo- tive's wartime showing, in keep- ing with the Company's policy of getting maximum service from all equipment' in orderto fulfil its vital role in the fight for democ- racy's survival. In ` two other months, Locomotive 2859, one of the Royal Hudson class, was close to its peak.mark in mileage with The crown proudly carried on this totals of 19,265 miles -and 18,452 , locomotives;, running board is miles while its six -months average mark of honor for all of the `2800' was 17,197 miles. Other Royal class, for it was Locomotive 2850, Hudsons clicking off extra miles sister engine of the ones now set - at t -at present include Locomotive ting high mileage marks, which 2858, which operated 17,547 mules took Their Majesties across Can - in one month,, and Locomotives ada.,in the Royal Visit of 1939. 2838, 2839,"2840 and 2841—all on Authority for the use of the crown the Toronto to Fort William run— marking was, 'given after , that which averaged 16,000 miles memorable journey. 'monthly over a half-year period. Canadian Pacific Nieto. who was paying his initial visit to dresses and panties size 5 years; 4 4 comfort boys for sailors; 2 ladies Guelph station. —Huron Expositor. pair boys pants size 6 years, with 8 V Y blouses; 2 girls slips•, 6 small girls. blouses. 20 boys shirts, size 16 years pantie drosses; 1 girls nightgown; 4 NATIONAL FILM BOARD PICT- 10 navy flannel jumper skirts, 10 small boys suits. !print. blouses, 10 flannel blouses, all Evening Auxiliary of Red CroSs: URES CANADA'S WAR PROGRAM ,size8 years. 25 minces, dresses, with quilts 21 large 14 small; Knitted If Canadians from coast to coast panties size 6 years; 2 hhandkerchief articles: one afghan donated. showers' were held and about 40 hand -1 Hospital supplies flannelette are not aware of the size of the Dam- kerchiefs were contributed. In addi- bandages 180; Cotton band ages, 200; Surgical towels, 100; Gauze wipes, 565; small pads, 240; medium pads, 160; large pads, 60; compresses. 800., inion's war • program it is not thi ton to this there were 22 quilts hand - Most movie-goers recall the picture, Summerhill Unit -10 layettes com- "Churchill's Island" : which won high recognition from Americanplete; 30 women's blouses, size 38; This, film is but one of scores pro_ _ ,97 Sanitary Napkins; 5 Infant's night- IV FE by Canada's National Film pair boys shorts, size 6 years; 12 LIFE gown 10 women's nightgowns; 6 Boanl. shirts,size 6 ears; 17 men's It were better to accept it as it. boysY wa V bed jackets; 10 girls pinafore dresses, Jcomes and be cheerful, whichever y FLYING OFFICER LAYTON BRAY I size 14 years; 10 girls bloomers, sire the wind blows, whether it be hot or - WAS. HOME ON LEAVE , 14 years; 10 gads blouses size 14 cold, rainy or dry.—J. R. Miller. Flying Officer Layton Bray, on Ac • - tive Service .'in Alaska, during the SEQUEL TO BATTLE OF BRITAIN R. A. P. TO "SCOURGE", REICH.. past year, spent a day withhis par- FROM END TO END" ents, Mr. and Mrs V. M. Bray, last week. Unfortunately the storm de- layed him while enroute, so that he arrived here on Friday night, and had to leave again Saturday. His old I friends were very pleased to see him looking so well. —Blyth Standard V' 3 -spangle Beetles Captured A number of Japanese beetles, cap- tured last autumn shortly after they i had crossed Ithe . Canadian Border at Niagara, has been forwarded to the Royal Ontario Museum' by' the. Plan' Inspection Office, Department of. Ag- riculture. These saboteurs. are about the size of the.commitpotato beetle, They are metallic green and bronze in colour. Entomologists of the Mus- eum state that the Japanese beetle is One of the most destructive of inserd pests. It attacks the foliage of fruit •"trees, vines and garden plants. It is native' to Japan, was accidentally transported to the United States in 1916, and is now a threat to Canada. CHURCH DIRECTORY THE BAPTIST CHURCH • Rev. A. E. Silver, Pastor 11,00 a.m.—Sunday School 7.00 p.m.—Evening Worship The Young People meet each Mon- day evening at B p.m. ST. PAUL'S CHURCH' Rev. G. W. Moore, Lth. 11,00 a.m.—Morning Prayer. 2,30 p.m. -Sunday School. 7.00 p.m. -Evening Prayer. THE SALVATION ARMY Capt.' S. Curtis 11.00 a.m.—Holiness Service 2.30 p.m.—Sunday School 7.00 pan. --Salvation Meeting. ONTARIO STREET UNITED Rev. G. G. Burton, M.A., B.D. 11.00 a.m.---Divine'Worship. Near Noon—Sunday School. 2,30 p.m.—Turner's Church Service and Sunday School 7.00 pin..—Evening Worship. WESLEY-WILLIS UNITED Rev. Andrew Lane, B.A„ B.D. 11.00 a.m.-'-Divine Worship' 7.00 p.m.—Evening Worship; Sunday School at conclusion of morning service. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. D. J.. Lane 10.00 a.m.-Sunday School. 11.00 a.m.-Worship Service. 2.00 p.m.—Sunday School, Bayfield. 3.00 p.m. -Worship Service at Bay- , i� ii,*l V In the Battle of Britain; beginning' devastated by forces of over a their., J. P. on the 8th Aug. 1940, the RAY. hurl sand bombers. Boston bombers . are Announcement was made in Toren- ed back the full might of the German hitting the enemy hard by daylight.,. to last week that an order -in -council Air Force, strewing the Ehglish coon- and fighters are making daring of - was anuar 19,appointing tryside with `wrecks of German Bom efnsive sweeps on targets in enemy E.C. Chad on J y I?o in hundreds. Now fighters and occupied France. In the words of Bri- J stn Chamberlain, of Seaforth, _ e bore in and for the bomber command are ; carrying the rain's 'Bomber Command .Chief Wo Justite of the Peace oss the channel are 'going County of Huron, The appointment offensive acx to scourge the Third Reich ,: bySeaforth deep into inddstrial Germany. . Bri- from end to end"Orews of'R.AF follows at se Nov. made tish bombers' have dealt a series of Boston III Bombers being briefed by torNovi meeting to the Atbefore taking,. - council at its g • 'smashing blows at great centres of their Squadron -Leader, Ido. Chamberlain's-aenerof Ontario, Gent. for•ehrmacht" Col- off on a daylight Channel sweep with Mr. appointment. production for the ' W � .tires escort. Seaforth News ogre, Essen and Bremer. .-.0 .,