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Seventy -First Year
Whale Number 3296
A GRAND NICHT AT HAME
Thirty -First Annual At -Home of the
!Huron Old Boys and Girls of To-
ronto, Thursday, Feb. 5th, 1931, in
the Arcadian Court, Simpson Build-
ing—Pipes Skirl—.Trumpets and
Violins Blare—Swing and
Rhythm
on the Dance Floor—Bridge, Euchre
—and "the Eats."
The 31st Annual At -Home of the
Huron Old Boys' Association of 'To-
ronto was held in the spacious Ar-
cadian Court, Simpson Building, on
Thursday evening last, with an at-
tendance far exceeding any event in
the history of the Association.
This Arcadian Court is especially
adapted for functions of this nature.
The large dining room floor was
used for dancing, while the beautiful
balcony was used for euchre and
bridge.
The refreshments were served
quickly and without a hitch -and the
arrangements were like clock work.
Old Friends are Priceless.
The foregoing is a recital—exiles of
Huron at play. Above and beyond it
—what does it mean?
Mentally one trys to appraise the
value of an old friend. There is some-
thing about the friends of yesterday
---the boys whom one' stubbed toes
with in the long ago—the boy the
gang knew as "Freckles" or "Brick -
top" or "Curly Head;" the •school girl
with her golden tresses hanging down
her back curled over her mother's fin-
ger, whom we called perhaps Miss
Prim; or the dark -eyed little girl who
shot you a rougishly smiling glance
as she winded her way to and from
school.
The friends of yesterday! How we
like to renew pleasantries and con-
tacts at such delightful gatherings as
the Huron Old Boys' and Girls' at
home in the city of one's adoption.
One takes pardonable pride, too, be-
cause these gatherings are second to
none.
At one's leisure the value of old
friends keeps to the fore. Beyond
mental capacity is the value, when
measured in pure gold or glittering
gems. One tries to say each old
friend is worth his or her weight in
precious metal, in cut gems. You
mentally heap up the volume of these
of highly intrinsic value. Then the
thought is closely examined, and one
finds the high values are an under
estimate—and you conclude "old
friends are priceless"—beyond compu-
tation.
Exiles Who Were There.
Secretary Floody and the Publicity
Committee try not tb overlook in the
following 'li'st a single Huronite. If
we have, it may be set down as a hu-
man fraility not an intention. Those
present:
Hon. Robt. Weir, Mr. and Mrs. C.
G. Vanstone, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Mc-
Laren, .Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Wilson,
Mr. and Mrs. E. Floody and Miss
Floody, Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Pringle,
.Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Ferguson and
Miss Ferguson, Mr. and Mrs. H. B.
Stowe, Mr. and Mrs. H. Martin, Mr.
and Mrs. John Moon, Mr. and Mrs.
I. H. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. D. Thomp-
son, Mr. and Mrs. W. Powell, Mr.
and Mrrs. W. E. Floody, Mr. and Mrs.
A. G. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Hl D.
Morris, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Guy, Mr.
G. A. Newton and Miss Newton, Mr.
and Mrs. E. C. McCelland, Mr. and
Mrs. W. Downs, Mr. and Mrs. W. T.
McKee, Mr. and Mrs. W. S, Paisley,
Mr. and Mrs. B. H. McCreath and
Mrs. W. McCreath, Mr. and Mrs., G.
C. Young, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Forbes
and the Misses Forbes, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Gibbins, Col. and Mrs. R. S.
Hays (Seaforth), Dr. and Mrs. W. J.
R. Fowler (Guelph), Dr. and Mrs. H.
J. Hodgins and Mrs. DeLacey, Dr.
and Mrs. H. W. Haag, Dr. and Mrs.
P. J. Houston, Dr. M. H. Soules, Dr,
A. Curtin, Dr. P. E. Clarkson, Dr. Jen-
nie Smillie, Ald. J. Siberry (repres-
enting the mayor) and Mrs. Siberry,
Ald. A. Chamberlin, Aid. and Mrs. W.
Duckworth, Ald. G. C. Elgie, Mr. and
Mrs. W. E. Mcllveen (police magis-
trate, Oakville) and the Mrisses Mc-
Illveen, Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Soole and
Miss iSoole, Mr. and. Mrs. D. Crawford,
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. McKinney, Mr.
and Mrs. B. Windrum, Mr. and Mrs.
J. S. Wren, Mr. and Mrs. Struan Reb-
a ertson, Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Wickens,
Mr. Thos. A. Russell, Mr. H. W. Wa-
ters, Mr. F. Thompson, Mr. R. King,
Mr. and Mrs. Gordan Kerr, Mr. and
Mrs. J. Gillespie, Mr. and Mrs. G. M.
Chesney, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Hand
(Weston), Mr and Mrs. R. F. Hough -
ten, Mr. J. H Langton and Mrs. E.
Langton, Mr. A. E. Bradwin (Clif-
ford), Mr. Neil Sinklalr1 Mr. and
Mrs. H. P. Strang, Mr. and Mrs. A
McQuarrie, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Fil-
singer, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Stewart,
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Fydell, Mr. and
IVPrs. P. M. Sauvidge (Long Branch),
),
Mrs. W. Paterson (Long Branch), Mr
and Mrs. G. A. Hayward and Miss
Hayward, Mr. and Mrs. I. Welsh, Mr
R. S. Sheppard, Mr. H. M. Jackson
Mr. J. Lamonby, Mr. E. M. Lee, Mr
W. A. Buchanan, Mr. Russell Brown
Mr. Robert Holmes, Mr. R. B. Har-
ris, Mr. R. Mason Mr. A. McAughan
Mr. and Mrs.'W. A. 'C'ampbell and
the 'Misses Campbell, Mr. and Mrs
C. A. McAllister, Mr. and Mrs. J. S
McAllister, Mr. and Mrs. E. Hamlin
Mr, and Mrs. B. C. Jervis, Mr. and
Mrs. C. M. Cantelon, Mr. !and Mrs
H. Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. James
Saul, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Wren, Mr's'
A. Welch, Mrs. H. Spears, Mrs. W
A. boner, Mrs. A. Pa Chill, Mgrs
Garnet Bell, Mrs. M. R. rtogan, ^Mrs
Minnie Irwin and the Misses Irwin,
Mrs. Ida !Hastie Mrs. Irene Hill, Mrs
41,
J, Thompson, Miss Myra Stimson,
Miss Etta Kerr, Miss M. McLaughlin,
Miss Constance Rudolph, Miss L+j. Mc-
Laughlin, Miss B. McLaughlin, Miss
S. V, McLaughlin, Mis E. Taylor,
Mr, and Mrs. J, C. Priham, Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Pridhann, Mr. and Mrs. I.
Ferguson, Mr. and Mrs. G. M. El-
liott, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Leckie, Mr.
and Mrs. J. Hartley, Mr. and Mrs.
A. F. King, Mr. H. L. Hanley, Miss
E. Clarke and hundreds of others
whose names could not be ascertain-
ed.
NOTES
It was a great big night and one
long to be remembered.
The medical profession had eight
representatives present.
Art Forbes was at the mike. Bet
Seaforth heard him—and so did
Timbuctoo.
Mr. R. S. Sheppard had charge of
the dance programme, with Burton
Till's orchestra.
Honorary President T. A. Russell,
of the auto industries, was delighted
with the big attendance.
Piper Thomas Ross, old-time po-
liceman, was on hand with his kilts
and the pipes, and he whooped her
up President "Gar" Vanstone was de-
lighted with the big success attend-
ing his efforts and well he might be.
. Mr. Geo. E. Ferguson did the "call-
ing off" for the old-time dances and
George did the job up to .perfection.
iCol. Hays and Mrs. Hays, of Sea -
forth, were very welcome visitors, and
may they come !back again next year.
!Police Magistrate Mcllveen, of
Oakville, was early on the job, ac-
companied by Mrs. Mcllveen and his
two daughters.
Hon. President J. A. McLaren was
detained at the Ontario Club, but he
made good for lost time when he ar-
rived.
Charlie McAllister, formerly of
Stanley, was there. Gharrn"e .is as
quiet as ever, but that nephew of his,
Forbes! Oh, boy!
Dr. Jennie Smillie captured the
lady's lucky number in bridge, and
Mr. F. Thompson was the winner of
the gent's lucky number.
Five aldermen, including the repre-
sentative of His 'Worship, Mayor
Stewart, were present and they all
enjoyed themselves.
Mr. H. W. Waters, general man-
ager of the Canadian National Ex-
hibition, was present and took an ac-
tive interest in the program.
Goderich, Wingham and Seaforth
vied with each other in their big re-
presentatives, while Clinton and Brus-
sels followed closely up.
Miss Sadie Walker brought up a
good contingent of Exeterites, while
MTS. Minnie Irwing headed a good
crowd of Gerrie old boys and girls.
"This cannot be surpassed by any
old boys' association in the world,"
remarked Secretary Floody when
the crowd came surging into the big
hall.
Hon. Robert Weir casually remark-
ed that he was in Robt. Holmes' com-
mittee rooms, in Clinton, when the
latter was defeated by E. N. Lewis.
Treasurer Lorne Pringle was a very
busy man all evening. 11e sold 380
tickets at the door, notwithstanding
the big canvass that was made by the
Executive.
The educational interests were well
represented, no less than twenty-five
pedagogues being in attendance, as
well as a school inspector, and a
principal of a collegiate institute.
Mfrs. H. B. Stowe ?patrolled the
euchre tables. She had some job with
the silver -bopped old boys aril girls.
And maybe • some of those bid girls
can't play euchre! The old fellars
no like poker dealing. Can't grab off
the bowers.
Mayor Bill Stewart, of Toronto,
had better have an eye to his job.
Floody sold tickets to half the city
aldermen. If Bill has to stack up
against a Huron old boy next Janu-
ary, it may take no recount to tell
who is elected.
If old P. T. Barnum had ticket sel-
lers as good as the famous dispensers
of the Huron Old Boys' of Toronto he
would have no need for Jumbo as a
drawing card. Mrs. Cogke sold 50,
and E. Moody unloaded 90 tickets.
Tommy Soole and Bill Powell, two
graduates of the Seaforth Expositor,
were exchanging smiles and reminsci-
ences. Perhaps about Peggy Car-
michael when she fed Bill Curtis, dat
ole colored boy in her father's hotel,
the dishcloth in lieu of stewed tripe.
A once .Seaforthite, hungry as the
2nd of February bear, asked Mrs. G.
C. Young, as she gathered up bridge
cards, where the grub wagon was
camped? And she answered: "Search
me, I haven't had time to look
around." She sure was busy—and
cheerful.
An absentee was Mrs. Murdie Mc-
Lennan, nee Aggie Thompson, of Sea -
forth. She slipped and fell in her
apartm:ent in Arcadia Court, Pine-
wood Ave. "You bet I would have
been there," said Aggie, as game as
she was years ago, dancing in Card -
no's hall, Seaforth.
Twenty tables were required for
the Bridge players, under the super-
vision of Mrs. H. 13. Stowe, and it
Might as well be remarked here that
both the supervisors did their work
well.
The skirl o' the pipes! The Hurons
are coming. Awa, awe! Brought back
Caledonian games and Jimmy Hunter
in Lucknow, in Goderich, in Brussels
and in 'Seaforth. The pipes, ye ken
stirs Hielan' blood—and the Lowlands
and the Highlands gave some of their
best to Huron County, Ontario. Din
na forget!
Paul Mustard, !Vire .M. Webber, Mr. Mr. B. H. McCreath had eharge of
1,. Tyndall, Mr. R. H. Middleton ('Part the, radio arrangements. Ron. Robt
Credit), Miss Jean Woods, Mies Man- Wei' spoke to people of Huron, Ald
slid° Paterson, Miss Sadie Waller •' Siberry rspoke on 'behalf of the City
Miss E. King,Miss Alma Menta , of Toronto •Ilon. President McLaren
Mist; Theihna Dale,Mass ary Coin i;ep0ke to Gederieh; 'Secretary bloody
ter ° Miss E. M. Crozier. Miss M. L. epalee' .to • Clinton, A. E. Forbes to
Flynn, !Miss Edna H'aniilton, Miss An.. Seater h, .and President Vanstone to
ids flanrilton, Miss D. Thompson, Miss I Wing?hani.
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SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, FBRJARY 13, 1931.
Re SALARY REDUCTIONS
Exeter, Feb. 10, 1931
Editor of The Expositor:
We would like, through your col.
umns, to endorse your statements
made in last week's issue in your edi-
torial, "And They Called It Econ-
omy." You certainly hit -the nail on
the head. Lt could be the "supreme
sacrifice" indeed for some members
of the County Council if they gave up
a few dollars of their own salary.
They would never survive it.
We notice that the men who re-
ceive the large salaries did not have
theirs cut. How many day men work-
ing for $2 a day this summer will re-
ceive one-tenth of Mr. Patterson's in-
come last year? These day laborers
will be calling for help from the coun-
cil next winter as, they cannot live
on that 'amount with next to no work
in winter. And, furthermore, no man
will do $3 worth of work for $2. Nor
can one blame them. The jobs will
last much longer, so what will the
council gain in the end?
Re Mr. Holman's suggestion on
road paving, or rather on using the
money on other roads instead of pav-
ing, is it not too late now as tenders
have been called for the paving of
that road a few weeks ago in The
Municipal News?
Not until people wake up and take
notice will these "economizers" be
put in their proper places. Here's
hoping that's the next election.
Thanking you for your valuable
space and wishing you more power
to your elbow.
A READER.
RE SALARY REDUCTIONS
Seaforth, Feb. 11, 1931.
Dear Expositor:
Our county officials are much dis-
pleased with the 5 per cent. cut on
salaries and claim that an efficient of-
ficer is worthy of his hire. But they
forget that the producer is as effici-
ent as ever and his wages have been
cut 'S0 per cent. an account of the
world wide depression.
In tines like these the place to
start salary cutting should be with
our parliamentary officials. The cut
in the county official salaries only
amounted to two cents on a $5,000
assessment, b'- t if a start to cut sal-
aries was maae at the top, it would
amount to a large sum. And, as we
all know, the ocean is made up of
drops of water and that many little
things build up great things, it seems
to us this would lie one way to hav'
the present situation rectified with
the producer and the' consumer.
So long as the producer does not
receive a fair wage for his labor, the
manufacturer, the merchant and the
consumer will feel the pinch of hard
times. History repeats itself. When
the •producer has plenty, every other
line of business is prosperous.
With the hope that these few lines
will be taken in the spirit in which
they are given.
A SUBSCRIBER.
S.C.I. DEFEATS C.0 I. 4-1
Om Thursday night, February 5th,
before a record crowd of enthusiastic
fans, the S.C.I. sextet defeated the
Clinton aggregation 4-1 at the Palace
Rink. In spite of the soft ice which
made it heavy going, the game was
close. Clinton scored their only coun-
ter of the game in the first period on
a shot, which goalie Cudmore did not
see. But the S.C.I. sextet came back
strong and soon tied up the game.
The third period found the Clinton
sextet gradually weakening under the
close checking of the Seaforth squad.
As a result, the red, black and yellows
quickly ran in 3 goads to take the
game by a score of 4-1. Although
Clinton showed more combination,
Seaforth was the better checking
team.
S. C. L. Line-up: Goal, 'Bill" Cud -
more; defence, Sills, • Trott; . centre,
Rennie; wings, Cardno, Parke; subs.,
Pinkney, Wright, R. Rennie, Gilles-
pie.
Duncan Cup Hockey.
On Saturday morning, February 7,
the Maroons and Maple Leafs battled
with each other for the last time in
the Duncan Cup Hockey League. The
ice was hard and fast hockey was
the result. The Maroons had the
best of the play in the first period,
ending the period with a scone of 6-1
in their favor. In the second period,
E. Rennie and his aggregation came
back strong, and with only four min-
utes to go, took tbe lead with a 9-8
score. But Capt. "Doc" Hildebrandt
and the Maroon all-stars pressed the
play and soon evened up the score.
With one minute to go, the Maroon
aggregation shoved in the winning
goal in a scramble in front of the
Maple Leaf net. This game was an
exhibition of real hockey. E. Rennie
starred for the Maple Leafs.
The second game, between the Mil-
lionaires and Canadiens, was not so
even in the play. The Canadiens took
the lead early in the game andgradu-
ally ran it up to 13 goals, while the
Millionaires notched only 1, twice.
Cameron, goalies of the Millionaire
nets, was continuously under heavy
bombardment throughout the whole
game. The 1Villlionaire team lacked
practise and did not clear the puck
from the front of their goal. An a
result, many goals were scored
against' them on rebounds. Wright
and Venn's showed up well for the
Canadiens.
The games for Saturday, February
Toth, are as follows: 9.80.10.801 ---
Maroons vs. Canadiens; 10.30-11.80—
Maple Leafs vn. Millionaires.
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N. CLUES & SONS
The standing of the teams is as
follows:
Canadiens ..... 9 points
Maroons 8 points
Maple Leafs 2 points
Millionaires ... 1 point
The games next Saturday, Febru-
ary 14th, will wind up the Duncan
Cup Hockey League for 1930-31. The
two leading teams, Maroons and Can-
adiens, will 'battle for the cup and
championship. These teams are ev-
en and it will sure be a fast game.
Everybody should be out to see this
final game.
Bankers Defeat Merchants 9-7.
On Tuesday night, February 10th, a
small but enthusiastic crowd of fans
saw two old rivals, the Bankers and
Merchants, battle for the champion-
ship for the hockey season of 1930-31.
The ice was ideal and fast hockey
prevailed. The Bankers started out
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strong in the first period and tucked
the game neatly• under their belts
when they notched six goals. The
Merchants were allowed only one goal
by the Banker's new goalie, "Ches."
Greg. Early in the second period, on
a shot from the Merchant's right
winger, A. Phillips, the Banker's
plucky goalie received a dirty gash
above the eye. However, a doctor
was obtained; "Ches" was fixed up
and the game continued. "Rus" Wah
ters, the Banker's retired goalie, went
between the posts for the money -
handlers. In this period the Merch-
ants pressed the play and succeeded
in beating the Banker's goalie four
times, while the money -handlers
notched only once. The bell ending
the second period, found the score 7-5
in favor of the Bankers. The third
period found the Merchants danger-
ously pressing the play. However,
Goalie Rus. Walters proved their
downfall, allowing them only 2 goals
while his team beat Goalie "Chuck"
Stewart twice. The final bell found
the Bankers' cheerfully carrying off
the 1;.::rcls with a neat victory of 9-7.
"T ouster" Muir handled the bell to
perfection. Line-up: Goal, "Chuck"
Stewart; defence, Sutherland, Jam
Stewart; centre, J. Cardno; wings,
Parke, Phillips; subs., J. Crich, N.
Cardno, G, Stewart, Ed. Daly. ,Bala
ers—.Goal 110best' Greg, (Rtzs. Wal-
tens); defence, Faulkner, Edmunds ;'
centre, J. Daly; wings, Drown, Oiuff;'
sub., Jackson.
HOW MY WORLD WAGS
By That Ancient Mariner
DEAN D. HURIMDY
As a sequel to a bet, a Woodstock
man walked the streets garbed in a
fur coat and straw hat and nibbling
at an ice cream cone. Why not try
to make a real hit? Why not have
the man garbed in an ice cream cone
and nibbling at a fur coat and straw
hat?
* * *
A Toronto man heard a broadcast
from Tampa, Fla., and won a ease of
grapefruit by wiring the station. He'll
wish he'd won a case of goggles when
he starts to Tampa with the grape-
fruit.
* * *
The mayor of Toronto will oppose
gas main extension to Pickering and
Port Credit. Not like some of his
predecessors, who had enough gas to
supply the universe.
* * *
Dr. C. T. Noble, Ontario's oldest
physician, celebrated his 100th birth-
day last week. Congratulations, doc-
tor, you done noble! We suppose, sir,
it is the same with physicians as it is
with newspaper men—the first 100
years are the hardest.
• * *
Felicitations to Captain Malcolm
Campbell who has just broken the re-
cord by driving his car over four
miles a minute. He's a hummer.
The Campbells are humming, hurrah,
hurrah!
* * *
Gordon A. Sinclair, the popular pil-
grim and roaming reporter of the
Toronto Daily Star, is again suffer-
ing from that perfectly polite peren-
nial itch to travel. Being tied to a
town like Toronto seems to irk Gor-
don, -so he is going to cut the Gordian
knot, and beat it away to the back of
beyond with his trusty typewriter,
and write reams of remarks regard-
ing the distant doings of peculiar
peoples. The -Star has been inviting
the public to make suggestions re-
garding Gordon's next get -away, so
here goes:
Don't know where you'd better go,
But there's much we'd like to know.
Find out, Gordon, if you please,
Why do' beavers not keep bees;
Who in Peekskill does the peeking,
Are there creeks quite fond of creak-
ing,
Higw they swear in Amsterdam;
Why in Hamburg steak's no ham;
If a small tycoon's a "tike,"
Is a -small dry coon a "drike;"
Do perukes adorn Peru;
Where's the land where mules just
mew.
Hustle, Gordon, hike, ge ot!
We would like to know wh what.
d: * *
A Kitchener faith healer is being
visited by thousands who hope for
cures. They "give" him a dollar a
treatment. Faith, hope and charity.
* * *•
The art of putting carvings in bot-
tles is the secret of Ontario's whit-
tling king, Ley Wesley, a full-blooded
Ojibway Indian. In days of yore it
was the stuff Indians got out of bot-
tles that inspired them to do a little
carving.
* * *
It has been announced that Profes-
sor Einstein has discarded his theory
of relativity, and has a new concept
of cosmology. Tao bad, too bad! We
were just getting over being asham-
ed of not understanding his first the-
ory, and now, gosh -all -hemlock, we'll
have to be ashamed all over again.
* * *
Two men left a horse standing on
Chestnut Street, Toronto, while they
visited a blind pig, and when they
carne out the horse had disappeared.
Question 1: Why was the pig .blind?
Answer: He probably had a sty.
Question 2: Why did the horse -hide
on Chestnut Street? Answer., He
didn't want to be a horse chestnut.
It looks as if Greek letter societies
are to be abolished at Queen's Uni-
versity. A blow to sports. Now
there'll never be a tug-of-war, as
Greek won't be able to meet Greek.
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SEAFORTH - ONTARIO.
On February 1.0, 1931, the latpcu=;
tine of the WaM.B. of Huron Prey
terra! Soeiety met in CRnton in , Wes
ley Willis United Church Seventeen
members were present with Mrs
Lane, the ;president, in the chair. Af-
ter devotional exercises and the min
Utes read and adopted, the Secretaries
gave their reports.
Mrs. Bremner reported nineteen.
Baby Bands with 219 members; Mrs.
Scobie speaking for Mission Bands,
said we had 32 Bands with Welton
having the largest membership. M'rs.
Davidson reported ten C.G.I.T. Groups
having ,two new Groups. ee-
The 'Correspond'ing Secretary, Mrs.
Andrew, said we have some 1,5.28'
members. She spoke of one Auxiliary
who took the Blue Book as a study.
book of reviewing the work of one
country each month, and also men-
tioned where one *f xiliary held their
day of prayer in an invalid's home.
Mrs. Conner, Associate Helpers'
Secretary, reported an increase of
membership and having six new sec-
retaries appointed. The Supply Sec-
retary, Mrs. Colelough, said she had
shipped good's valued at over $21,000.
Practically the same supplies will be
required for the coming year.
The Missionary Monthly Secretary,
Mrs. Johns, reported 62 auxiliaries
and five 'Circles having a secretary,
also showing some increase in sub-
scribers. Mrs. Forrester reported 42
Strangers' Secretaries with 123
strangers visited and one new Can-
adian receiving education.
ing, '3l
0,f° uch.,:a.
Mass Murray aper
*Tepee wor,�sy,1���;s"a• d�
fancy, ,but FAT7'f?n1i',�'
,auxiliary mem'bci•'.s,
Miss Lawrence report&!+
Secretaries. She O,034. -'91f
one of the most limpertant
ciety 'because with us r'ea'l
to further the work •e'f anya ,
par,.tments, and that 444/40,. xe
in influence the potency d'. • rii
matter.
Mrs. Moorehouse, the treasure
ported a total exceeding lr', r
ast year.,*
$103.00. Seaforth is the only^, aux
nary who reached allocation .guar
ly.
Mrs. Greer, our Systematic -and I
ante Secretary, said some 60
iaries are using envelopes for systeni
atic giving; 27 have adopted a apes
cial missionary in prayer:, 37 reachett
their allocation; 15 use the budget.
system and 41 make quarterly .sura
veys. We feel that our women are
developing a deeper sense of theirre-
sponsibility to the missionary Work.
They are becoming more systemic
in the matter of studying and -.in inette
ing their financial obligations.
Miss Maude Iforrell, of Goderieh, a
young teacher going out soon to Trin-
idad, was remembered by a suitable
gift from the Presbyterial.
The Presbyterial will meet in Hen
sail on April 28, 1931. The meeting
was closed with prayer by Mrs. Lane -
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NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE BUSY FARMER
Where Profits Begin.
If your hens lay 81 eggs a year
or more you should be able to show
a profit. A ten-year average of the
cost of feeding laying hens shows
that the yearly expenditure is $2.3
per hen. With eggs selling at 35c a
dozen it takes 6.95 dozen or 81 eggs
to pay for the hen's keep. Eggs
laid in excess of that number are pro-
fit.
Profit Factors Important.
J. E. Whitelock, assistant director
of agricultural representatives, was
the speaker at the banquet conclud-
ing the short course in home econo-
mics and agriculture at Shelburne,
in •Dufferin County. In a thought-
provoking address, he asked the ques-
tion: "Just how good farmers are
we?" and went on to explain how the
average yield of barley' was forty-five
bushels in Denmark and only 30 in
Ontario. The average Danish farm-
er, he pointed out, secured 100 lbs.
of gain in his hogs for 400 pounds on
feed, while in Ontario it usually re-
quired over 500 pounds of feed. The
conclusion was that every detail of
the factors influencing profits on the
farm must be heeded.
Needs of Agriculture.
In addressing the London city -coun-
ty dinner of the Chamber of Com-
merce, Hon. Thomas L. Kennedy
stressed three main needs for agri-
culture in Ontario to -day:
lst—The need of growing quality
products; second-rate products have
little market in these days of keen
competition.
2nd—Better grading of products,
so that Canadian products will be
known always as Al in foreign mar-
kets.
3rd—Adoption of modern market-
ing methods to meet a changing
world. The Minister quoted facts, fi-
gures and statistics to show the need
of progress along all three lines. The
Department has done much in this
direction and under the present reg-
ime it is prepared to do more.
British Apple Market.
An unusually keen demand for
barreled apples is forecast by An-
drew Fulton, overseas representative
of the Ontario Fruit Growers' Asso-
ciation. The demand on the British
market from now on, he says, should
be for both well -colored dessert ap-
ples and for good quality cookers.
From all accounts, barreled supplies
are somewhat limited, he continues,
recent reports showing that the
storage holdings of barreled apples
in Canada and the United States are
about ten per cent. less than last
year. This, along with the increased
demand on the continental markets
for barreled stock is bound to leave
a limited supply for the United
Kingdom. An important point for
packers to remember, however, de-
clares Mr. Fulton, is to have sten-
cilled on the outside of the barrel the
net weight of the contents. Strange-
ly enough this seems to be an item
strongly desired by the European
buyer and will facilitate sales when
done to a marked degree.
Soils and Crops Train.
On February 10th at Oldcastle, in
Essex County, the Department's
special Soils and Crops Train started
out to carry the latest information
to farmers of Southwestern Ontario.
Fifty -,nine stops will be made during
the tour, which will take the train
through Essex, Kent, Elgin, Lamb -
ton, Norfolk, Middlesex, Oxford,
Brant and iflaldimand Counties, with
one stop in each of Perth and Went -
The train consists of a soils
s
car, a crops car, a car for lecture
purposes and a ear for the staff,
which will consist of specialists on
all the many phases of farming con-
nected With specialty crop produc-
tion and treatment of soils. Inter-
esting' exhibits have been stunted
by O.A.C. Departments which graph-
ically explain the best practices in
crop production and soil manage-
ment. In addition daily lectures are
being given by specialists on the
staff. Although primarily for farm-
ers, classes of school children will
be invited to attend and escorts will
show them through the train and •ex-
plain the exhibits to them. Last year
in Eastern Ontario a similar train.
proved a tremendous success and
carried valuable information to
thousands of farmers. A repetition
of that success is expected in the
case of this tour which will continue
until March 27th. Incidentally the
Department is indebted to the rail-
ways for their co-operation iti trans-
norting the four cars over their lines
tree of charge.
Care in Selecting Hens.
Hens should be in production three
weeks before starting to save the
eggs for hatching. Often electric
lights are used to start the birds lay-
ing in February for March hatching-
eggs.
atchingeeggs. If not used to provide longer
than a 12 -hour day, lights will not
injure a bird's ability to produce
hatchable eggs throughout the spring.
In the selection of hens be sure they
have vigor and nervous energy above
all else. A hen that has a high re-
cord back of her, but was herself
physically wrecked in making that
record, is worthless as a breeder. Keep
in mind that the laying record, in this
respect, tells of only her production
and not of her vigor.
Dairy Cattle Rations.
Continuing from last week the dis-
cussion of rations for dairy cattle,
the following is recommended where
no silage or roots are available: Al-
falfa or clover hay, 11/2 pounds to 2'
pounds to every 100 pounds live"
weight. Concentrates -200 lbs. oats,
200 tbs. bran, 100 tbs. barley, 150'
lbs. oilcake. Alternative concen-
trates in this case are: 150 lb's. oats,
100 lbs. bran, 100 Tbs. gluten feed,
50 lbs. oil cake. Where lower grades
of hay are used the proportion should
.be 11/2 to 2 pounds to every 100 tbs.
live weight, with the following con-
centrates: 200 lbs. oats, 200 lbs. bran,
100 lbs. gluten feed, 250 lbs. oil cake,
Alternative concentrates here are: -
100 lbs. oats, 100 lbs. bran, 100 lbs.
oil cake, 100 lbs. gluten feed; or 100•
lbs. cats, 100 lbs. bran, 100 tbs. oil'
cake; or 200 tbs. oats and 100 lbs•
oil cake. Note—Feed 1 lb. concen-
trates to 4 lbs. milk. Corn or wheat
may be used in place of barley in any
of the above rations.
Marshes Produce Wealth.
Extraordinary success has attend-
ed the plan of draining and reclaim-
ing the Holland marshes near Brad-
ford under the supervision of W. H.
Day, former professor at 0. A. C. In"
1930 a total of 37 acres in this area
yielded a return of $26,000. The har-
vest made a total of 50 carloads and`
included parsnips, carrots, onions,
celery and lettuce. The average yield'
per acre was $702, which leads Mx.
Day to say: "Compare this with your
high land crops. With wheat at 70 -
cents a bushel it would require a
yield of 1,000 bushels per acre to
equal our average marsh returns. In-
dividual pieces have done much bet-
ter than the average. One acre of'
lettuce yielded $1,400; one-seventh.
acre of celery nearly $5(30 and 63
acres celery $10,412." Only a small
portion of the marshes have yet !been?
drained. They consist of low, very'
rich soil, only a few feet above the
level of Lake Simeoe. Mr. Day has
proved that a considerable area cab
e drained and pat under agrieul.
tural production.,Of still greater line
portance than te prolific yields+
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