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The Huron Expositor, 1947-04-04, Page 3• , ;.7 ; ,1 1," r • Editer'S ..iThis is the eg,th. the 01'14 "ttfif *POW al!tit088 .-Fshi,811 Vlark :yeituig*.i4r4i3nto--or. the Ontario- ! Plo$vinen's Atitteeiatienk wrote from Brit*, T.fp_aeetenpatiled' the tour of 'Canada's ehanapien plowmen who have •recently, reached Jorneou the 'Biltabeth- Qtbe,gg t1 'patty. Were. Floyd Steekley and Attain Nairn, *Mum of the Salad Transatlantic • class 'Per bor,se-drawn, jointer plowing at last fall's Internatiotel Plowing Match; Fred Timbers and Alex Black, Esso Open Tractor claes winners, and George Waldie, trip 'manager,"•' RELPAST.—(Delayed)e-Now. were In. Ireland and the weather ernitinees to be bad—so bad 'that it begins to seem well have to return 'to Canada without taking part in any plowing watches over herd. It's a great dila- .apPointinent to all' of une but the con- GOOD ApPETITE... ,GOOD DIGESTION t• . • - '44'41' t ill .:•-• • be extreme and the 'rea.t.011;e8.". nri*, Donn. Ittet-lettereWet were, 'in- ••Gless Pee, •jtlat. abet til.'19..aVe. Scotland. we to an efterneon train for Cerlisle„ where we :stopped overnight at the Crown and Mitre ,HOO. Next morn- ingewe were driven:the 35. miles eo, Wothington, - .1 • Workington is a. mining town in Ctunberland and it was there that we were.' to hatTecompeted, in our first plowing match. We were reeeived by Mayor R. ,Townsley •and were his guests at a civic luncheon. . . The, afternoon. had been 'set .aside for plowing practice in preparation. for the match next day,. bet, due to the heavy ." snow and Cold and 'their, effect on the grimed, the match ewes, Postponed for two Nveoin„..,This was a diaapp.oitement in the .1town, too, be- cause the people seemed very inter- ested in us and -had made many care, ful arrangements, As an example, the Education officer had planned to bring 600 schoolboys to see us compete_ The champion plowenan of Devon,. who has won 43 cups, had intended to enter -the matches. Trips in' Cumberland ,..„elowever, the postponement gave us a little break and most' of our boys took, the chance to catch up en their sleep before 'a Rotary dinner that night. Next morning. we . were taken for a beautiful drive through the Cumber- land mountains. Our. first stop was at the ;very time .farm home of Mr. JOsenli Musgrave at 'Tarnbank. After view - jag . his herd of 'Holsteins and other stock -We were received in .his -home by his wife and family—another ex- ample of the British hospitality we have received everywhere. We had lunch, at Keswick, a very popular resort in the sumitter, and then we drove a few miles farther to ......"•1:.•'"e -....f."..'!"'"7" • Yep, youits forthe asking Photos, plans, down to earth *nformation on c "ck," punets • • //P' // / ' .\ 'F1% 56 page boa, 44, 5 ° 1 iceman Oltat STARTER , 5,' • • A new', valuable fully illustrated book written by poultry men tor poultrymen. Ell plans, photos. Instructions and handy hints are feelonsiCaltevreee. A pocket sized text book answering all your questions , from, preparing brooder boozes for chicks. through growing your pulletsito cullincefor laying pens. . , Gel it from your local Roe Feed dealer or write direct to address below . ROE FARMS MILLING Co. iYN R0 1 0 EMPLOYER' ST OBTAIN NEW UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BOOKS AU 1946-47 Unemployment Insurance gooks expired on March 31st, 1947. New books will be issued by the National Em- ployment Offices tol employers, but only when old books are completed and turned_ in to the Office. • Employers are urged to exchange Unemploy- ment Insurance Books immediately. • ffammmormffememIcamm•IIA Penalties are provided for failure to comply. Unernplakment.• Insurance •,. Commission " • 1 r F„,;,„, ( til*m.: fom.:14. thq•..44R57 gig§ 40z, :!!:4•te:4•0)41.1.0:0ir•tl' 49-40* 'PtrfittOn,og"'ehOPP.ede9e•,;'Ot Week, thO p;01404„. 04.1,--41,04.•01,0ek -With rest:park eble 4.4.d 01011. This War elle of the mast enjoyeble trips ef ou .entire to SP fel-. • In the eVenteg. we Were of the WOrkington-elld, PiStrict '80 Wel Secietar • at their annual din tier. 'This was to have -been the plow • Mfel'e bantillet.etwh1h prises ha,ve been, presented if the match bad 'not beem7 POStPetted.-: :PrOposing.: teest, J. Laueaster, 'the eitairMan, said': • " • . "There never Oe.s a time whea.agel••• culture was quite so necessary in Ilep,gs land: This is an industry that has been neglected in the pest. Now, if we are to'eurviVC' we must get back to the land." Mr. Laneaster •• also • declared that plowing. matches -between .one Domin- ion and another are an aptivity that Will help to bring the countries- of the Empire closer together. "Canada came in With us Tight at th'e beginning of two World Wave" he said. "We have stood side by. sidelo. fight a •military enenil, Now we .are: prepared :te continue •side by side to fight what 'is ! an even greater enemy, the world food shortage." Next Morning • we • visited another farm near Workington where we saw' a ,large heed -of grade milking Short- horns. They had nearly 300 head, young and Old., with over 100 milk- ing. The, farm hom•e. andother:builds ings were built of Stone and the house and barn were 'attached, but thear- rangements struck us asenconyenient and. making a lot of extra..work: Thatnight wetook the' boat for Ireland where we arrived next morn- ing. after, a smooth ,crossing • of the Irish Chanitel. We were met at the wharf by James .Ruddock, secretary - treasurer of the North Ireland Flew- luee's Association, and a nuinber of 'directors. • ' Bad.Weather in Ireland Ireland is sharing ,England's bad weather and conditions are very un- favorable for plowing. Because of the fuel •shortage there is no heat in our hotel rooms, and we aren't very com- fortable. But the lack of heat is be- ing Made up in • kind hospitality for 'nowhere ill our tour have we received a warmer welcome from, the On our first day in Belfast we' were shown through the•building'S.and park of the Agricultural Aesociation. These grounds•*ere used as -a military camp. during -.the war and now require some extensiVe, repairs.• This is the head- quarters for livestock sales in North- ern Ireland, like the Perth Sales we saw, in Scotland. ' They have very fine building whichis usedfor hockey in the -winter with an iceesurface of 220 feet by 180 feet. By Monday morning 'it was quite evieeet that the plowing Match, which had been' set for .the following Wed- nesday, could not take' place because of the frost and Snow and it was:post- poned to thesend Of the week. • 'We were takeieto Belfast City Hall where we were presented to the Lord Mayor, Mr. Neill. After touring the building with its beautiful stairway of Italian marble, we returned to our • hotel where we were guests of the Hen.- elle • Moore, Minister of -Agricul- ture of Northern Ireland, at' luncheon-. ,After a few ahort • speeches,• each member of the peril was presented with a ehillelagh 'stick as a souvenir of Ireland. In the evening we were guests of the Farmers. Union of Saint Meld at their annual social. The Farmers' Un- ion of Great Britain is similar to the Federation of Agriculture in Canada. Each -country and each county has its own organization like our provincial and county organizations at home. It is quite eVident they are doing good work, as the farmers in ,Britain are receiving ranch better -price's for their • produee than we are in Ontario. Young Farmers .Entertain The Young Farmers' Union is very active.. Under the direction of Mr. 'Kirkpatrick, who is ehief 'organizer for Northern Ireland, over 80. greens have been fornied. We have been in- vited to be the. guests of the Young Farmers at meetings in the next few eyenings. A liner bunch of young peo- ple would be hard to Bid in any spun - try. The ,pohiponement • of the match here will mean that. our itinerary must be rearranged. We will put the time to geed use. because there is .a great deal to, see, but we 'are not very ',hopeful that • .the 'postoned• matches will be hel It has .been our lift to eisit Britain during the worst winter they have had in many years, and we may have to leave for Canada with- out .ever turning a sod in the Old Land., r Belfast Linen Mills Friday we were shown through the linen mills of William Ewart & Sous of Belfast. This mill. was badly dam- aged in the blite andis now being re, paired: • Part of the factory was oper- ating- and we saw the flax processed, fi'om the raw state to the finished pro- duct. Saturday noon we were the guests of the 'Plowmen's, Association along with the Scottish and Ertglis.h cone teStants. Each of -us Was presented with a ban dozen linen handkerchiefs,' ju.s1 one more..exemple of the warm welcome and kind hospitality we rel, ceived.everyWhere. That -evening we took the boat to Scotland! 'and we spent the next few days visiting farms and friends along the' western coast, I left the party to go to Ayr and Glasgow to see some relatives and met the boyseon Tues - due night. when we. again took the bolt for Belfast, But in Ireland We found that due to the continued cold, and the .fact that no milder weather was expected. the match eould not be held,. The local committee had gone to no end of trouble and expense but nothing 'could be done. This had a much more serious efleallifig than just the traecellatioi Of our contests. Most of the plowing in Britain is Conducted during the win- ter and everywhere the farmere are becoming worried. Because of so Much lost time they are behind in their work, Nermally many of them would be seeding in tbe last Week in Peheuery, but new there, still is ,a lot �t plowing to be done. We left Belfasit for fife last time on • Friday night,.botInd ter141veriybC11.. The • r apers (contionekl. po0 TageA) filed ie.. InCillded tipanng ht2 patients were two cabitese.aelnietere, Hon.. W, A. GeedlfelloW Trgo George Dole cett, the former Offering from the fie ehelatteree.OMplaining of a cold - past LambtOtta MeMbeii ,J. E. Janes, was , else, treated."ein'en illness at- tributed to Stomach litt.r A half dozen •other private, meMbere Of the Drew Government also required medical at- tention or advice„ Dr, Taylor con- fessed he had Just, Rat in about as busy a week as any 'he experienced over the maul,: years he practised at Dashwood, "One thing., however; the health of all the Opposition members seems excellent," InUsedl the doctor. "I didn't diave one *cif them for a 'patient."' -Clinton Newskilecord. •' Ninety-first 'Birthday Mrs. Robert Gillje%„gelebrated her 91,st birthday at the. -home of her 'daughter,*-Mrs.•E..C.ellffeVey, on Suite • day, March 23. Mrs. Gillies, for one of her 4yeers, has been enjoying ex- eellent health. Exeter Times -Advo- cate. .Refired Minister Honored on Birthday Rev. and Mrs. M. H H Farr enter- tained the members of the Board of Ma,nagement of St. Peul's Church of England, Stratford, andfither friends at an informal gathering Saturday ev- ening at the rectory, 10S Front St„ in honor of Mr. Farr's fathere,Rev. Thos. • H. Farr, B.A., on the occasion of his 89th birthday.' The celebrant has sided in Stratford since December, 1943,, when his son received the ap- Ipoiritment to St. Paul's Church. Born near ,Durham in Glenelg Township, tea was very calm as it was, on Our other crossings,and we were very comfortable on the Ulster Prince. We docked on Saturday morning and George, Floyd and Austin went 911 to London; Pred Went to visit rela- ti,,es in S,tOckton; and I Spent a few days in ShropShire. Alex hati remain- ed in Belfast to Cross over to Glas- gow. the fallowing day. . During -the few days." was in Shrop- shire I paid unscheduled visits to sev- eral 'farms, among them that of Mr. Frank kWard, of Crowgreaves, Bridge- north; Who visited Canada -a year and, a •hall' ago with a British delegation. Mr. Ward farmed 1,000 acres, in war time but has s.ince reduced his hold- ings to 550 acres. His main cash crops are sugar beets and potatoes. usually growing about 80 acres of each. He also has a small acreage of turnips and mangolds geiewn for'stock feed, The • early potatoes are followed with kale, which makes an excellent feed for the lambs in the late fall •ant! winter. A small section is fenced off each day, and this is supplemented by a•small grain ration. About 1;000 lambs are fed annually, and these are now being marketed, -180 each week, weighing about 125 pounds, and,'bring- ing about g 6 ($24.3.6) each. There are also 150 steers fed' each year; these are' bought in locally, and are mostly Herefords. 'The cattle are fed In covered paddocks, and, are kept 'chiefly ,for conferting the straw into manure, Due -to the high cost of feed- ers, they do not consider it profitable to feed a very heavy grain ration. dur- ing the winter, and any that are .not fat enough to sell are finished on grass. . Marketing of Heifers, Another very- interesting, farm is that of Mr. Ben G. Ward, of Grindle, Ryton. He- is a cousjn "Of Frank Ward and, works 900 acres close by. He, too, -feeds a lot of cattle, having -about 400 at present. Hegot tired feeding big steers for little profit anci•so is trying a scheme which is working out very -well. Two or three years ago he bought 120 heifer eafves just off their dams in October.- These were tarried through the winter and bred at • the age of 14 to 15 months The following -year the calves ran with their dams until October when they were weaned and the heifer calvee were kept for breeding. TQe Maintain the number at 120 some had to be bought. The mothers were put in sheds after the weaning, and were fed for beef, being marketed Still as het?: ers and still under three years of age. These bring the top price, which at present is at 18 cents per pound. This Mr. 'Ward also grows sugar beets and potatees, about 120 acres of each. The sugar beets are delivered direct to the factory 12 miles away. 'Phe potatoes are all sprouted in treys in a glass hotia, and are planted by hand. Because of so much rain 'the. seed in planted whol,e. (This, looked very ;wasteful* to me as some were quite large), The potatoes' in this Section of the- country are haelested 'with a digger, similar •to that used at home. ' There seetned to be no shortage of help b-9 2 men • are kept yearly, liv- ing in cottages on! the farm. There are still some of the Land Army girls engaged inmany places. These gees are mostly quite satisfactory and were of great:assistance during the war.years ,when help was searee. Farm Machinery Rationed • These two farms were 'ardeng, the best I saw on the .teur, and, their land is similar to the best' we have 'in On- tario. The beide. are quite large and fairly level -and, would be very suitable for combining. Both farmers are in- terested and have cdrabiees en order but cannot tget'^delivery for a year or so yet as farm machinery is still ra- tioned' in Britain, Like most other places over here the land is owned by an estate and rented with the expeption,of 250 acres which were purchased two: years ago at • £60. ($244.80) per acre. This. would be alient the top price fOr farm prop- erty. Electricity is available in most eec. tions, but the rate is much higher than in Ontario. When the power is first installed, there is a very high eentract charge which is ,spread over A, period ofyears to pay for the con- struction of the line. Jest now I'm beck withethe boys in Lendalt Where we ere Melting final erea,ngetnnts to start for liefile, and VII Write lone last letter to stittlettarize the things we baesi learned Sheet Ilritieh fanning tiering our 60010. t*4 )4t Tifrfle XPAIT.Y • StXr 411 Atrigi.4i.*A4 wi*E” a.ie1k444'4*1 ' fise'red to Wel04.0489,1 lidkOte Jae •• • 'tied XiannOte 4.11)(8, ThPg1.40 w49 • In. lo$S, OtIlog pagiaeS.wih M.' Parr served incleda Gerrie, WO 044 elcieeerdine. He ,waS teeter p:t„ aintreh, Lomoxi, Town.v149,. where he completed KS reinistrY 193,6. It is over 39 yeere since Ile WWI rector of the Blyth — stiTenard. a.ent Bank ,Note Turtle tfp • Last week, The Adirocate eeprinted the story of an old bank note found in the possession ata R.R. 5 Mit- '001 rebident. It was OrlIllited States origin, valued at 10 Cents, a iittle • smaller than A shin plaster and ve- lued ne a rarity. Furthermore it was in poor condition, being tora in two. • Recently while 'lass Isabelle Lawr epee, town, was going through Some o the-belongingirof-a couin, former- ly • of WititbY, who came here a few years ago, and died ellddenly, she came across a note identical' in dee seription to the one who told about as week. It is in good condition, and quite an interesting little piece of meney, isetied under the same act, tafellibiete 1963, and of June, 1864, as the." first -mentioned piece of • paper money..—Mitcheil Advocate. LuCknow Minister For Moderatorship Rev. C. H. Macponeld was. nomin- ated by the Huron -Maitland Presby- tery for the mcideratorship'et the Gen- era/ Assembly which convenes in ,Cal- gary in June. Mr. MacDonald who ,is serving his 22nd year as minister of the Lucknow Presbyterian Church,. was a candidate for the moderatorshiP a Year ago when he was unsuccessful by only a few votes.7---Wingham•Ad- vance-Times.,- - Service in Memory of F. G. Weir • In remembrance of a life well lived, a tablet was presented and, dedicated in Knox Presbyterian Church on Sun- day evening in Memory of Frederick G. Weir. The service was a most im- pressive one. The brass tablet framed in oak bears the inscription: "In mem- ory of Frederick 'George Weir, Biter pf this congre:gation, who lost his life in the sinking of the S.S. 'Athenia,' the first week of World War II, Sep- tember 3, 1939." The service was con- ducted by the minister, Rev. Richard Stewart, and the special preacher was 'Rev. 'William Weir, BA., of Hespler, son of Mrs.'Weir, of Goderich, and the late Mr: F. G. Weir. A large congre- gation was 'present and included Mrs. F. G. Weir and Mr. and Mrs. Peter Weir, brother and sister-in-law of. the deceased.—Goderich • KIPPEN Mr. and Mrs. Gordon A. Wright, of Lorne Park, are visiting his parent's, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Wright, Mrs. Martha. Gregg has returned to Moose Jaw, Sask., after spending some time with her sister, Mu. R. J. Wright, and Mr., Wright. Ration Coupon Due Dates Coupon% now valid are sugar -pre- serves S26 to S46, butte. B35 to B46. Molasses remainson the list of rationed commoditieee one sugar -pre- serves coupon being good for two mierts. QUESTIONS ' AND ANSWERS Q.—I read sOntewhere that the sugar allowance this year .is 71 pounds. Where will I get alf the coupons for this, sugar? A.—While it is true the per capita allotment granted by the sugar com- mittee of the International Food Couricil is 71 pounds, the per person allowance is less because in -addition to the use of Sugar by families sugar must else be granted to variola Pub- -He institutions, to industrial and other quota users. Q.—Ceder the new regulations af-' fecting rentals may I apply for pore senteion et a house I bought some time ago .4. --Yes, if sem bought the house in the period. between October 31, 1944, and July 25, 1945, you may apply to the nearest office of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board with a writ- ten statement In duplicate setting out your date of purchase and needs' as compared with the tenants. If the Court -of Rentals Appeal epprevee your application you may then give a three months' notice to vacate under the laws of the province. Q.—Wilt you please tell me what preserves are still rationed? ' A.—Jams, jellies, marmalade, honey and honey butter and molasses. as weito• tountatik, fruit% the ration:711E4., Q,,, -why isn't mfl tioned lit. all partof Canadj A.--EttiPeeeted •."414ozwai:. ; • 0 w4ere: there 14 a 01,mg.td.. suppIyt 01 fluddi mak .and it Is not tAtlitikefi"*** • fluid milk- Win eb.Ort. 12,0.0p/0 herd to - . . • -••••••.,", • . • for Sentmerilemer end Cotieges- Arai cold air cas of calm —acids hoe or se se - place it ioscead of Ictiog matsicle,-circalites air— waves mace Celd Oa:flings at COUAAC. Writt as TWEED STEEL. WORKS LIMITED (Deet. 21) TWEED, ONT. • * •I 13times aftateiteattleee •.' 5:::ipie•••Fe eseeeeee 0..that's the length of Long Distance Lines installed in 1946 It has been a tremendous job to keep up with the ever increasing use of Long Diptance. Last year we completed 7,400,006 more calls than in the previous year yet Long Distance operators connected eighty-five out of every hundred yehile the customer held the line. Our vast construction programme involving more lines, more switchboards, more operators is being rushed at top speed so that "Long Distance" will continue to give - the best communication service. tHE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF CANADA • TO ALL CREAM. PRODUCERS.IN ONTARIO A,proposed C.reatii Marketing Scheme for Ontario' , ander the Farm Products Marketing Act, las been submitted to the Farm Pkodacts Marketing Board for consideration, by the Ontario Cream Pinduceis Association. Beforelthe Board can consider recommending the scheme, k snort be satisfied that a fair represen- tation of the Cream Producers aro in.favonr of its adoption. In order toobtain the rceorded views of tbe PrOdueers, a vote by ballot is being taken on the questicm:— "ARE YOU IN FAVOUR OF TRE PROPOSED ONTARIO CREAM PRODUCERS' MARKETING BEING BROUGHT INTO FORCE IN ONTARIO?" AN ALL PRODUCERS MUST REGISTER must register to vote. Two alternative ;methods of vetietg are provided to Creams ra as follows:— „ 41) By personal registration anti worsts in. each' Apieulturall Representative!) oce between March 31 • end April 30, 1947, or 4,2) By pc:0°nel registratiom and. weans with ab. Deputy Iteinstin g Officer in charge et each local meeting, • A PUBLIC MEETING Will be held at Seaford). Public Library - Tuesday, April 8th, at 8 p.m. - All ballots must be retortied'to the Agricultural Representative before Andi 30. 1947. Any Miens ;volved after that date will not be recorded. ALL CRAM PRODUCERS ARE 'URGENTLY REQUESTED TO REGISTER, TO ATTEND THE MEEIING IN THEIR . AREA—AND TO VOTE. HUSBAND, 'WIPE, SON OR DAUGHTER MAY"VOTE, BUT ONLY ONE FROM EACH OPERATING FARM UNIT ONTARIO FARM PRODUCTS MARKETING BOARD Parlinmeht Badding, Ovetioes,ack, Toronto* Oviteri!