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The Seaforth News, 1931-07-23, Page 2PAGE FOUR'.. A TRUE ADVENTURER. IWe read the other day an article on file struggles of the cotton planter with his inexorable foe, the boll weevil which concluded with these hyoids. 'Taming is now, as it always has been, the most desperate and thrilling peace -time adventure to which any large numbers of the human race' can turn their attention." There is an immense amount of trtith,in that remark,. though it ntipaht sound strangely In the ears of city people who think of a rural existence as peaceful. and idyllic and imagine there can be any thrill in the daily occupations of those " who live far from the roar of traffic or the hazard -5 and fevers of ehe exchange=. The farmer himself may open his eyes a litttle at it, far, though he )mows well enough the chances of loss and failure that he has' to face whenever he puts in a crop, he Inas not been accustomed to regard his life as one to which so romantic a word as "adventure' could be applied. Btu what is an adventurefAccord'in 3 to our indispensable Noah 'Webster it is "an undertaking in which hazards are to be met and the issue hangs upon unforseen event;." Is not that tree farming? The farmer commits Ms seed to the .ground and cultivates his growing crops, not knowing when an untimely frost may destroy his tender plants. or a parching drought may burn them tip, or a flooding rain relay rot them, or a Storm of hail may beat them into the ground, or a en-arnt of insect enemies may consume them. He must always be on the watch, al- ways at work, with the knon'ledge in the hack of his mind that eccentricit- ies of the weather against which he is belples may set all his care and labor at naught. Mare than that, ii lie raises his crop. he is like every business man at the mercy of conditions that affect the market for his produce, which he, perhaps. mutt sell for less than it cost him to raise. Of cr•urse, the good farther, work- ing on ,good soil, does not often fail. He fs too canny and resourceful to yield to every stroke of misfortune, wed Nature is oftener kind than hos- tile, But we do not know of any oth- er man who must face his daily task with the consciousness that so much of his ince:, depende not arty on his oven foresight hut on absolutely un- predictable chance. Fortunately the farmer, like as true adventurers, is a good deal of a philo- sopher. He meets the malice of the weather or the destructiveness of his insect enemies with closed lips if he cannot always manage a smile, ZURICH The winners of the Hay Township Memr,r•al Scholarships ;n the entrance are pupils of Zurich ach'ool: First. Paul He second, Lenora Haherer; third, Edith Deichert, 11i=> 'Marie Snyder has returned to her home in Kitchener after visiting Later, Mn., \V. J. Merner. She was accompanied by Miss Mary Merner. A happy matrimonial event was celebrated et St. Peter's R. C. Church, Drysdale, on June 30, when Rev. Fa- ther Marchand united . in marriage Mary Laurenda Denornme to Mr. Frank F. C tarkomeau \tri anti. Mrs Alex. Voisin. who have been for the past few years resi- dent., of St. Clemens. hare moved to Dashw ,1 to live. Mrs. E. C. Valette and daughter, Herva, Mrs. Ira Campbell and daugh- ter Barbara Anti and Master Billy V,e'iker, al: of Flint, Mich., spent the peat week at the home or lfiss ,in-' na Hess and other friend,, HURON NEWS Dragged by Team --Richard, the 12 - Fear -geld son of Mr. and .lira. Albert Etherington, .,f Osborne, had a ter- rryiiig ecnerieace Tuesday last which na gist bate resulted tri his death. The lad was driving a team of ?corse: at- tached t,; :e hay rake and at the end ed the field white to the set of turning around, ,n, of tiie rine, •1: -oke and the. team started to run The lad. sens- ing, the dale, 11 wit• in, t t lieu„red to jump fri,111 thr rake. bat a fortuu- e't' one his feet et.n0st' 1'i thL^ 171111: r:r. t 't t: WiS drag , f,ir s ,o•;. uau e ]'•tame ii'Ll was badly scratched role, hruised at, the It dy The teats ran ; ;he end of the field, )limped the f nt' and ran ,n el' a mile d,i-,vn the r,..ad, with the rake and the !ad trailing ,ni and, -lh, ;ad v5a4 t,r n c l from head to t and the ab- dominal wall, were s!si,st worn through. Bride -Elect Honored, -Mr , J.:Hor- ney and Maude A Horton, Exeter, entertained ;,n Tuesday a ter:10Ni, July 14th ata nt ce an anis shower ro in honor of titer cousin, Mi5s Ro aie I re Broad.foot. bride -elect of this m firth, m The rooms were nicely decorated withlja a profusion of summer flower Miss' he Brnarlfoot received many lovely gift;l b• presented in a prettily decorated mm- hu iature house! The program can ieterl tri of a very amusing mock wedding with Mrs.. Miriam Either, of Zurich, as the: th THE SEAFORTH NEWS. THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1931. To mak ICED TEAM Brew tea as usual. strain, ott leaves:allow to cooF•a lemon n d and sugar totes o leaves: fe pour into glasses half full of` p g cracked ice :ICED WAAL 'Fresh from the Gardens' 225 bride; Miss Emma Dickson of Hensall as groom and M. A. Horton' as min- ister. Mrs. Harpole played`the wed- ding march and Mrs. George Glenn displayed the trousseau and' 2'tiss Mona Glenn and Pearlie Harpole were flower girls. This part of the program was followed by readings from Dor- othy Traquair, solos by Mona' Glenn, Jack Downs and Pearl Harpole. Re- freshments were served by the host- ess and a very pleas net afternoon spent. a a Struck by Car.—Little four-year- old Rosie MacDonald, Exeter north, narrowly escaped death Sunday night last when he ran into:the street after a ball and was struck down by a•pass- ing car. Although his collar bone is broken' and he is terribly 'bruised and shaken up the little fellow is resting easier. VanNorman reunion—The "VatvNo'r- man re -union was -held at the Agricul- tural Park, Winghant, on July 10th,. when about sixty of the relatives were present. They assembled for din- ner at noon and remained until after supper and a .very enjoyable time WAS spent. Old and young amused them- selves at visiting and joined in many games, Miss Cecelia :Pentland acted as treasurer for the day and distribut- ed the prizes to all winners. The ga- thering was called to order by Rev. S. V. E. Pentland of Goderich and the following officers were elected for 1932: Chairman, Rev. Pentland, Goderich; let secretary, Christopher Philp, 30S Piper Blvd„ Detroit: 2nd sec., Mary Irwin, Dungannon; 3rd sec., Chas. S. VanNrorman, 1\Vtngham. Goderich was chosen as the place to hold the reunion next year, which will be on July 9th. Those present were Mrs. Lillian Campbell, Dungannon; Masters Mur- ray, Billie. Keith Campbell. Dungan- non; Mr, E. T. Bennett, Fiesherton; Rev, S. V. R. and Mrs, Pentland, Goderich; Mr. and Mrs. Hudson, 21.5 Rankin Blvd„ Sandwich; NIT., and Mrs. R. Needham, Elderton; Mr, and Mrs. H. W. McCauley, Flesherton; Mr. Robert Hopper, \\inham; lir. Frank Hopper, \Vingham; Luella Hopper, 'Vingnam; Mr. V. R. Van - Norman. \Vebbwood; Mrs. Geo, Ir- win, Dungannon; Mrs. Donald Fowler and 1fel-oa of R. 6, fioderich; air, and Mrs. Chas, S. VaniNorman and three \laughters, \Viugham; Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Bryan and Charlie and Idella, Brussels; lir. and Mrs. Finley Mc- Callum and Harold and Irene, R. 5, B uaeea; Mr. and Mrs, G.A. Henry, Billie and Ken.Berkey Mrs, V.R. \ anlorntan. \\ iogham; Mrs. (Dr.) Russ and Barbara Wia ham;'Mr. and \f W. G. Kennedy and Jack, Flesh erton; Mr. and Mrs. Alex, Kennedy, Marmora; Thos. Pentland, Dungan- non; Mr. and Mrs, W. I, Henry, Ir:ehertnn; Miss Celia ,Pentiand, Dun- gannon; Mrs. E. A. Brydges, lantana Alt M.ss France: Brydges, .Nanton, Alta,; Mrs, Laura B. Armstrong, and two children. Nanton, Alta.; Mr, and Mn'.. Chas, .Hopper and three children Winghaan; Mr. and 2lrs, Van Hopper aid drier), Detroit; Mr. aitd 2-Irs. Wm. Hooper and two children, Seaforth; Mr, ani 2lrs, T. Roy Budges. Sag - Maw, Mich„ stn and Mrs, V. R. lrvL1 Saginaw; Miss Jane Brydges agi nt a w. DISASTER IN THE ENGINE ROOM. 'I'he story is told .,f a Swedish farm hand on a Man'triba farm who was. aerei.atcnt:y- tardy in arriving at the bay field. He was a good' worker, hit: at lar the farmer list patience. "Ole he said the next time you are late to work, you get fired, Und- erstand that?” O:e wanted to know• how Inc could help being late when Inc overslept, The Farther told hint to get an alarm clack. He got one, secondhand, cheap. It worked, and for a fortnight Inc was prompt at his work. Then otte day he showed up an hour late. He was fired. -He went sadly back to his little stn and 'proceeded to examine the acherous alarm clock which that arming had failed hint, \'Vith his ckknife he took the clock apart. As removed the back, a •large water - g, dead tumbled out, A light rst upon Ole. He smiled in the' tamp of discovery. 'Able he said, "I now what bane) a matter. The engineer bane dead." SASKATCHEWAN, 'Saskatchewan's situation, desperate on June 29, has improved tremendous- ly since' that date: ' On the •evening of Jupe 29 the drought wasbroken by a prolonged and heavy downpour of rain, Since then there have been continuous heavy showers and cool weather. They cane too late to brine normal crops. They have, , neverthe- less, repaired in considerable degree the damage wrought by prolonged drought. The wheat fields :and pas - tore lands would astound anyone who had not inspected them since the rani 'fell. At Assiali'boia one heavy rain on June 29, the first in two years, and.a second good shower, have sent the moistarel 15 to 1'S inches deep in"the ground "Two weeks ago , my cattle were shipped out," said a fanner. "There wasn't a green blade of grass for them. You would swear there wouldn't be enough wheat crop to nourish a field mouse, nor enough feed for a Minorca chicken. Now the pasture is green and the grass is growing fast. With any' luck at all, my wheat will give me six bushels to the acre—maybe a thousand or twelve bushels—that's enough to give me living expenses over the winter. I will not be able to pay taxes or anything 00 the mortgage, but I can lire and I won't have to ask for relief either," The dry district is an irregular tri- an.gle. It extends across the width of the province at the international boundary. The apex is at Saskatoon, Swift -Current is on the western fringe and Yorkton on the eastern, Regina is approximately the centre Within that area, conditions vary a great deal, There are 126 rural mun- icipalities 10 the department of agri- culture's map of the drought area, out of 302 -municipalities all told, It is not intended to give a rosy pic- ture of Saskatchewan conditions in recounting the favorable circum- stances. There are still sights there to make one sad. There are still to be seen farmers with all their worldly possessions and their families piled into a covered wagon, drawn by thin and poor horses fit only for the tan - yard, driving slowly to green pastures in the north. There 0 much that is saddening about Saskatchewan these days. But the situation is measur- ably improved. The need for relief has been substantially reduced. !Hearts there are lighter. Hope has returned. The drought has broken, Saskatche- wan is coming back, g WESTERN STATES. 'Drought condition, in the south- west, centering in Oklahoma, and in the southeast, centering in- Georgia, were said to have reached a critical stage, While rains have brought re- lief to the stricken northwest, Mon- tana and Wyoming are still parched. Relief •loans have been reopened in North Dakota and Montana to enable Farmers to buy feed for livestock. Heavy wheat losses have been suffer- in the northwest states. Cotton is being damaged in Georgia and the bought is felt in Alabama and Ten- nessee. Serious injury to corn was re- onrted from Oklahoma. Texas and Arkansas also have been affected. From the Appalachian to the Rocky Mountains there has been a deficiency M rainfall since March. About a third of Kentucky, and many localities in Ohio, Indiana and ii?linois have suf fered. AUSTRALIA GLAD OF TREATY. Ideib„arne, Aa-traria—General ... - isfacti•,n was expressed at the terns, of the new Australian -Canadian trade treaty f• i, ;fated the Canadian con cesa<.t for .Australian trines and citrus wits wi'1 atimiiate exports ti Canada ,Mitt this country,and provide a val- uable market which will give Austra- lia practically a monopaty in currants and raisins, ",Butter exporter, have every rt a�a nto beaa tieftd " said the chairman of the. Victorian section of the Australian Dairy Produce Export Board, The S.S, Canadian Cattstruc- tor leavesfor Montreal at the endl of August, and is expected to take marc than 200,000 cases of dried fruits, Every effort is being made to iaad this ship with a -representative Austra- lia cargo. The best-known "nudist" colony of France, a grnttp of, 2,500 half-clad en- thusiasts, live on an island. M the Seine river. Let us have the names of yiour visitors, PREMIER HENRY INSPECTS ROADS ON 660TH BIRTHDAY --- Premier .George S. Henry was. 60 ,years old July ,16th. But birthdays mean little to. the Premier. He cele- brated • his anniversary) inspecting roads in states across the border hun- dreds ' of miles away from his farm at, Oriole,: where as a rule he spends his birthdays id the bosom of his 'family. George Stewart+ Henry was born in King township on July 16, 1'&71, son of Willian and Louisa. '(Stewart) Henry. He was educated' at Toronto public schools, Upper Canada 'College, University of Tononto, where he o•b- tained his 13,A, and L1LtB. degrees, and Ontario, Agricelturat College, at Guelph, His first puthlfc office was that of school trustee and from that beginning he became a member: of York county council, rose to become reeve of York. and later warden` of the county. His connection with the:. highways an;d roads of .the county was a factorin his becoming Minister of Highways in 1923. It is a coincidence that his appointment to this office took place an July 16 of that year. Some time this fall Premier Henry plansna business trip in the north with Fort William as his destination, firs. Henry is going with him and it will be a holiday as weli. ` It Will be only for a week or so, but I will try ' to have him take a rest for a few days," said irs. Henry, 100PEOPLE START WORK' AT PLANT AT NEW TORONTO Mote than 100 persons began 'work at the new $1,000;000 plant of the Campbell Soup Company at New To- ronto, erected through the Bennett tariff, when the factory machinery was tested. Sixteen instructors of the parent company wiil instruct tine new hands in the art of making soup for a few weeks and then return home as the company plans to employ virtual- ly alt Canadian labor, Within -a month, perhaps, when the plant is working at almost full capacity, pos- sibly 500 persons will be given em- ployment.. At present the company is interviewing prospective employees and points out that residents of New Toronto are being given preference as promised when the plant decided to locate in the town and was given a fixed assessment for a ten-year'period. "We hope to start operations in a small way," stated Mn, Nieukirk. the general manager. "We will ,test out the machines and begin teaching the employees in preparation for the of- ficial opening in a few weeks. New Toronto employees are being given the preference. The instructors w'ilil return home after completing their, work of instructing the new help." TELEVISI=ON. Television experiments by the Col- umbia broadcasting system will deter- mine among other things, ` whether photoelectric cells prefer blondes, The cells have registered a definite and al- most violent objection -to the boiled shirt. A Coiumbia official correct in every detail from white tie to patent leather shoes, stepped before the new- est hazards for 'broadcasters., a Photo- electric cell ,bawl, and the transmitter promptly went off the air. Engineers explained theboiled shirt, and not the official's personal magnetisn, was re- sponsible, Miss Natalie Towers, a brunette,' has been selected' as the ideal television type and has been photo- graphed iu' a' bathing suit, * *. * * * * * *, * * * * NEWS AND INFORMATION * FOR THE BUSY FARMER (Furnished by Ontario Depart- * * - meat of Agriculture)' * * * .* * * * * * * * * The Ideal Exhibit Addressing the annual convention of the Canadian Seed Growers' As- sociation recently L, ,H', New-nian, Do- minion Cereal'ist, summarized the es- sentials of the ideal -exhibit as follows: "Theideal exhibit tniglt, be- defined a!s one consisting of kernels typical of the variety and as nearly alike as Possible •• size; shape and color. The whole exhibit Should present a sound, vigor- ous, lustrous, vital appearance, ated' should' be free fromall impurities and all evidence of disease, ,or . un- soundness."' ' • -It is also irrterestitug to note that Mr,. Newman, strongly advocates the application of the growing test to de- termine the true worth of the seed' sample before prize awards are finally made. Nutritional Deficiency. in Cattle. When your cotes -start chewing the rail fence or cleaning up on the old shoes, it is time to look into the food. supply question and bind'. out j'ust what makes them want to fill up on wood and leather when hay and chop are. available. A recent survey of Ontario conditions by members. of O.A.C. and. O.V!C, staffs make's clear that nutri- tional deficiency diseases are very .evi- dent, especially. M the Counties of Bruce and Grey. Phosphorus and calcium are the two Host important minera9 elements in he animal body since they greatly 1 - itnence muscular movement, the clot- ting of blood and the digestive proe- asses; Iodine is also important inthat it affects the thyroid gland and hence the growth of the 'animal. Depraved appetites and stiffness are sure symptoms of disease, which can only be combatted by supptlyinig the necessary mineral elements. Roughage of a leguminous nature, such as alfalfa and clover hay are ex- cellent for this purpose as is the feed- ing of iodized salt. )Exposure to sun- light is essential, while cleanand san- itary conditions combined with reg- ular brushing and combing will do much to stimulate the production of vitamins connected with mineral ab- sorption, Preserve. the Woodlot Steps will be taken to conserve the woodlands of :Middlesex County. I. C. Marriott, Ontario Forestry Depart- ment, visited the county recently to arrange for 'giving farmers of the county assistance and advice In re- gard to preserving their woodland, which is now only ten per cent. of .the acreage of tl e ,county. "There is Coostrong a tendency for farmers to sell their wood, and partic- ularly at the present time, without any, regard to the preserving QE their ,woad, for the future," stated Mr. Marriott Oite thing that is clone consistently and which is not looked upon as any great harm to the woodland is'a'll'ow- irtg cattile in, she stated, Cattle eat the, small trees and do• considerable dam- age to the source of the forest of to- morrow. • Get Rid of the Roosters 'Many ;farmers, through sheer force of ,habit, still keep too many rooster's in the flock during the summer sea- son. A farmer who keeps 100 or 200: hens for laying ,purposes has no need to allow any roosters to run with them. The farmer who is producitag. eggs for market will be well advised if he will pick out the cockerels orr year old roosters or others j{very val- uable—which he expects to need .newt' spring—and segragaae them. Keep them away from the hens, most of the tine at least,:' until' next February or March, according to the time when he• intends to start hatching again. Keep- ing roosters, now that hatcheries are,. used so .generally is a needless expesnn' after the hatching season closes, Red Clover and Alfalfa Seed -,Reports from field' representatives- show representatives•s low that red clover came through - the winter in excellent condition and; has made -un -usual d'evelop.mentt since:. The stands are exceptionailly strong; attd thick, From a .seed production, standpoint: this ,condition is not w'ho'1 iy desirable, since strong sappy plants of. legumes do 'rent . usually set seed' well, and thebes•t seed fields are pro- cured in Moderately dry seasons.iw'h'en, growth is less rank. Evidently the. best hope for seed of eitherrad cloy • er or al'fa'lfa this year is in the secanld. cut; as the ,fields which are cut for, hay, early, not later than the last week in June, should be fairly promising of a. seed crop. Farmers should use home- grown clover seed' because of its sup- erior hardiness and adaptability to native conditions. Besides home- grown seed of red clover and alfalfa usually c'omm'ands: a substantial pre- naium over imported seedsof these kinds. Imported red clover and alf- alfa seed is known by the presence of green 'or red stained seed required by government regulation to identify it as a -foreign seed, Weekly Crop Report Reports submitted by district re- presentatives would' indicate that all over Ontario farmers are going to reap bountiful harvests. A 'bumper crop of Fall wheat is practically assur- ed. Barley and oats are heading out heavily, Cutting of a heavy crop of alfalfa and clover is general. A good crop 0.1 peas for canning is assured, while early potatoes are in bloom and promising, and root crops generally are showing satisfactory growth, Ear- ly beans suffered frons weevil, but those sown dater are doing well. Tree fruits are 'Promising. The cutworm has been active M the tobacco fields and a small percentage of the crop will be spotty. On the whole the warm .weather with occasional show- ers has been mast favorable for growth and the otitlobk is most en- couraging. Bringing the family Horne Tonight is the family re -union. It has been a weekly event ever since the young folk scattered to various towns, each to make his or her own way in the world. It started when Dick left to work in a neighbor- ing city. Dick was full of enthusiasm, but apt to be just a little bit wild. So Dad started the habit of calling H him once a week just to keep him under the parental influence. Then Helen was married and moved away, and mother must needs make weekly voice visits with her. And now Betty has taken a position in another town. Her voice comes home each week too. Dad and mother gather all the news and pass it on to the others. Itkeeps the family together — and the cost of the three evening calls is less than a dollar. Evening rates on "Anyone" (station -to -station) calls be- gin at 7 pan. (local time). Just give "Long Distance" the uumben''or } t want — it speeds rip the service, If you don't know the distant num- ber, "Information" :will look it up for you.