The Huron Expositor, 1948-01-16, Page 2+r;
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SEAFORTH, Friday, January 16th
Now Would Be a Good rime
With municipal councils holding
their inaugnral meetings and pre-
paring for a year of municipal busi-
-ness, it would be a good time for
township councils to take their elec-
tors into their confidence by pub-
lishing the council proceedings in the
weekly papers of their district.
That' has been a custom of long
standing in the villages and towns.
of the county, but with very few
exceptions township councils have ,
looked upon themselves as some-
thing in the light of a closed corpora-
tion. In some cases, we have found
that it is just a matter of careless-
ness or neglect. In a few others, the
council take the attitude that the
business of the council is their own,
and none of a newspaper's business.
As a matter of fact, it isn't. But
council business i the ratepayers'
business, and the local weekly news-
paper is practically the only medium
through which township business
can be passed on to the electors.
It is true, as we have often been
told, that township business is sum-
med up in . the annual treasurer's
statement, which is, presented at the
nomination meeting. But that state-
ment reaches but a fraction of the
ratepayers, and at best it consists
largely of columns of figures, which
are not too closely woven with the
actual business of council as it is
conducted week by week and month
by month..
For one thing, the Treasurer's
statement never discloses who is do-
ing the tl vnship's business. Whe-
ther there is co-operation with the
members as a whole, or whether it
is just a one-man business. It is very
different when the full minutes of
every meeting are published. Then
the ratepayers are fully conversant
with the manner in which their tax
money is being spent and it creates a
greater interest in township affairs.
And that is something that should be
given every encouragement.
It is a free service offered by the
county weekly papers, and we would
minutes of every mun-
icipal o ipalcouncil published in every
paper in the county, because, we know
the ratepayers would appreciate it,
and we also believe it would protect
the different councils from much con-
cession hearsay;, and much unwar-
ranted criticism.
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Time To Buy Seed
This is the time that a wise farm-
er begins to think about his seed
grain. On the whole, we are told that
1947 was a good seed crop year, but
it is well to remember that there will
be exceptionally heavy demands up-
on it.
Poor crops in many parts of On-
tario, as well as in Eastern and j
Western Canada, will ' force many
farmers to purchase seed for next
spring, when in ordinary times they
would have plenty for their own use,
.and perhaps, some to sell.
Many farmers, too, will have to
grow considerably more feed grain
this year than they have for many
years. In fact this year will be an
all-out one for production, and in
consequence, farmers are already
searcching for seed.
And, as the lesson of using good
seed and its importance as a crop
producing factor has been generally
learned by our farmers, that in it -
elf lias made a•..tremendous increase
x dmid, It iv' possibly trite
,. there is
c1 plenty of seed grain to
fid, but
farmers will have to
whereabouts before it can
be purchased.
That is why it is not only wise but
necessary for all farmers needing
seed this year tospot'their. seed and
purchase. it, while itis still available.
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A Tribute To Parliament
Last month when. the Hon. C. C.
Power was honored by the House of
Commons on the 30th anniversary of
his entry to Parliament, he made a
speech of acknowledgment which
will long be remembered in Ottawa,
and which because. of its benevo-
lence, its phrasing, its understand-
ing of parliamentary tradition, and
its wit, we think should be widely
published,.
Extracts from Hansard: "I have spent half
of my life as a member of this House. It has
been a good half life. It has been joyous; it
has been one filled with comradeship and kind-
ness. There are no moments of it which I re-
gret. I say that with perfect sincerity. There
are those who `have the idea that politics • is a
mean kind of game, that it is filled with disap-
pointments and delusions, but so far as I have
been able to observe during all these years, pol-
itics is filled also with loyalties, with decencies,
with honesties, with comradeship, with evidence
of the helping hand and the sympathetic spirit.
I for one can say that it has been a wonderful
, life and a good one, and I do not regret it -•-
"My right hon. friend the prime minister has
often expressed the wish to write a book. That
desire comes to almost all of us who have tak-
en some part in public life. I too have thought
that perhaps in my retirement I might solace my
years and days with the writing of a book. It
wouldnot be concerned with the mazes of state-
craft nor with the intricacies of international af-
fairs. I should like to write a book about the
this Commons House of Canada.
"I perhaps would put it in the form of a
homily, ashes to ashes and dust to dust, and I
would entitle it "Back To Front and Back
Again." I would tell of, the long and painful
progress down five rows of seats to the front
benches, and I would tell also of the. short and
rapid and sudden transition from a private car
to an upper berth. 'I 'would perhaps dedicate it
to the over -ambitious youth who inhabit t -he back
benches and also to the over -pretentious elderly
ones who inhabit the front benches. I might com-
mit on the title page in ancient Greek "Matiotes,
Matiotetoun To Pants, Matiotes"—"Vanity of
vanities; all es vanity."
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On Forks
Dr. I. Gordon, a high British medi-
cal authority, has declared war upon
the public and the family fork, which
for so many generations has been
such a useful table implement.
The learned doctor has declared
that the fork is a heathen instru-
ment and a wholesale carrier of dis-
ease • and dirt, and he even attacks
its shape.
"The shape of the fork does not
seem to have varied in hundreds of
years. CIeaning. between the prongs,
especially at their bases, has been
made as difficult as possible by poor
design. It is strange that so much
fuss is made over the occasional
cracked cup when every fork is even
more of a trap for germs."
Neither could this medical author-
ity be said to' have jumped off the
deep end in making his charges, for
he made a research of the fork and
its bad habits which took him into
100 medium priced restaurants in
old London. Only one fork was ex-
amined in each restaurant, but only
21 out of the 100 were found which
could even be called clean.
When they haven't got much of
anything over in Britain these days
to stick a fork into, we would shud-
der if the doctor contemplated mak-
ing a similar survey in food con-
scious Ontario. We are afraid the
record would be far from a perfect
one.
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Pretty Well Supplied
When Japan lost the recent war
there is no doubt but what the Em-
peror and his Empress were depriv-
ed of many things that formerly
went into their pleasant and peace-
ful mode of living.
At least they still seem to have a
pretty good supply of clothes, of one
kind and another. Here is the list
as detailed in a recent Associated
Press despatch from Tokyo:
Japan's Imperial household filed
with the tax office this record of
Hirohito's clothing, listing all of it
as "used:"
Four uniforms, two Japanese-
style robes, two swallowtails, two
tuxedos, six frock coats, five morn-
ing coats, 23 sack suits, and 16 over-
coats.
The Empress got along with three
household dresses, 19 dresses` for
every -day wear in the palace, 30 for-
eign -style dresses, 30 Japanese-style
dresses, and 15 overcoats.
That puts her pretty much in the
class of our Ontario females "Neth-
lig to %rear'."
intfltrtfolli It.rn. Plokod- From
:1110-01*0 rEpooltor of Fifty and
i .iof7Mvo Y•ara Ago.
._ iiaHwy a',noes
'!Gtging, ►way!, Nothing M1 more was. said about. it,
Modern fo1I don'.t appreciate just but we heard voices after we went
'From, The Huron Expositor how much the pasting of the years to bed and •knew* that Mother Was
January 19, 1923 has brought theme in convenience.
of -Constance, has' Take, for instance, the simple process persuading Father, against his deep-
gonehstp petts. roit,�here she bas seeur- i of going away, Today, it's a matter rooted hatred of
ed a position as stenographer. , of fdrget.ting about the work there is
Mr. 'Charles Rathwell, of Varna,'
to be done, and I find that quite easy
has engaged Mr. Dan Smith at a sal-• to do. and then stepping into the car
sty. of $300 per year. '-'and zipping along to where you hap -
Mr. Brandon, of Walton, who has eon to bd going,
been on the staff of the Bank of Com-; But, take back in the days when 1
coerce, has b en moved to Kitchener, was a boy. Mother planned for quite
and Mr. Oliver will fill the vacancy. ,some time on the trip over to Grand
The masquerade dance held in the ' mother's place. It was only a matter
Town Hall, 'Hensail, on Friday eve-
ning last, was quite largely attended. that was considered quite a distance.
The . prize winners , wer@ as follpws: •She watched for the mailman each
Ladies' fancy' costume, Hattie White-' day„ and then, one afternoon, came
sides, Miss Velma Marshall; comic, idling up the laneway perusing the
Mrs. J. A Paterson, Mrs. Nelson contents of the letter. Coming to the
Blatchford; gents' fancy, James eeee heuse, the letter was slipped into the
Donald, Jack!• Steacy; comic, Donald apron. pocket and no amount of . per-
McKinaon, ease. Heiden. The juvi: ee ' suasion was able to make her tell
were •Mrs. Pett, Seaforth, and 1> ee .what was in it,„
Nellie Carmiehaei and Albert White-' At supper tine she ,t-wd,uld habil
Sides, Hens&il, ; father all the `plates first, and urge
Mrs. •G. M. Chesney, of town, left him to take a little more of this and
this week for Toronto where she will a little more of that, and; as he ladled
make her home in the future, i a second nappieful of his favorite
A rink of curlers, F. C. Jackson, W. dessert, she would gently say
E. Southgate, George Bethune and "I had a letter from Mother today-"
Wm. Bethune, are in Owen Sound We would all look up, filled with at -
1 a -n in a bens 'el in that city • tention, but Father wou'd say, "Hmm"
A Lot of Rabbit Mbd1
A jack rabbit:` drl+ro stage4 by the'
Exeter Gun•• Club and 'jotfled by sev-
eral members of the Ce#ttralia- Chia, -
having to get dress- was, held recently when 40 niparodree
ed up, ahem she came to tuck ns, ehaetered.a pus :-nnd • motored to
in, she would say: "Better get a good , Dungannon for a days shooting. They
sleep because your father isy taking us returned
Iwith
is Tec nt delve wits st two
of
Kirk, of Hensail, shot two foxes,. The
drive was held ten the farm of Geo.
Stephenson, near Hillsgreen.—Z'uricll
Herald.
over to Grandmother's tomorrow. Hensail solmo 60 hunters ,bagged 25
We usually laid awake half the night jacks, and Lloyd Veneer and Dave
thinking about it, but always manag-
ed to be up at four -thirty the next
morning as Father started out to do
the chores.
Everything seemed to go wrong.
That was the morning the brindle
cow kicked, the milk stool away from
the head, of the household. The cat
always seemed to pick that night for
upsetting a pan of milk in the milk
bouse. The calves always 'seemed to
break out and get in the garden . . and our belligerent Berkshire spent
the niglatev4K uprooting the chicken
.pens in :tllf.orchard and chasing the
.hickeni,i alf to death.
• By thg'; time it came around to
equeezine''ather into a stiff collar,
he was `ked -faced in a noisy sort of
way. We generally managed to keep
out of his way. His parting shot, as
he went to hitch the team of drivers
g p and noisily strain another saucer of up, was: "Why don't your people
Mr. Cole, Winnipeg representative p p
of the Bell Engine Company, was in tea .through his moustache, come over here some tiara?" But
town for a few days last week. There would be a dead cause filled Mother calmly went on packing a
Gerald, the young son. of Mr. and with the sound of the Collie turning few jars of special preserves, and
Mrs. Frank Fitzgerald, of Chiselhura, ober on the front verandah and the Father kicked the lane fence -post
had the misfortune• to fall one day clock changing gears as it came to' just for emphasis.
recently, fracturing his action bine. the hour mark. Then Mother would When. it seemed that nothng else
John Munn and Joseph Thorny('r, add, in a casual sort of way: "She could happen, as we travelled down
of McKillop, ,have a job cutting tc•n>d wants us to come over tomorrow." the road about a mile from our front
for Robert "Hulley. Father this time would sort of drone' gate, and Father was beginning to
Quite a number around Varna he "Yes," and Mother, encouraged by! relax and notice the condition of the
tend building this coming summer. this would say, "Millie will be home I fields . . . and one of us would look
E Mr. Harvey Turner purchased some tomorrow." back. Sure enough, there was the
I timber from Mr, Diehl and intends • "Hm'ph!" came father's reply, "L. brown.. mare's colt . . loping along
putting an addition to his barn. Mr. never could stand that husband of 1 in a happy-go-lucky sort of way.
Webster Turner is getting ready the . hers. I What happened then is better not
Mother, quick to seize any advant- told . suffice it to say that after
material for a new house, and Frank1
Coleman intends putting a wall underage, would supply, quick as a flash,l the colt was put in the stable, it took
one of his barns on the Jeffrey place. "He isn't home this time," and in a five miles of Mother's art of making
Duncan Johnson, Walton, has pur-• Pensive sort of way; .would add, "1i con,yersation to make Father relax his
chased a house from Jas. McDon-lid• haven't. seen Millie for over a year face and quit complaining about the
on the North Gravel Road, and has now." I trip.
moved it into the village.
The dedication of the new Masonic
Hall in the Davis Block, Hensali, will
take place Monday evening.
The euchre and smoker given by
Seaforth Fire Brigade in the Town
Hall on Monday evening last was one
of the most largely attended and • Friend: "Let me congratulate you,1 Proud of having a new arrival in
most successful social evenings of old man, I'm sure you will always his home, little Johnnie announced to
the season, some 40 tables being in look on this day as the happiest of I his school teacher that he had a new
play. The winners of first prize,
quart thermos bottles, were J. Erode -
rick and D. Shanahan; second prize,
berry bowls, J. Walmsley and Mr.
Morris, and the consolation event
went to Dr. F. J. Bechely.
The annual meeting of the Seaforth
Horticultural Society was held in the "You've gone me one better," , said
,Carnegie Library on Friday evening his seasick friend, as he took a'firm-
when, the following officerge were er grip on the rail.
elected for 1923: Pres., Dr. John
Grieve; lst vice-pres., Wm. Hartry;
2nd vice-pres., F. `. Fowler; sec.-
treas., A. D. Sutherland; directors:
W. J. Duncan, Rev. J. A. Ferguson,
W. D. Hoag, R. F. Jones, Mrs. Alex
Scott, Mrs. Samuel Somers, T. Swan
Smith, John A. Smith. Andrew Scott,
Charles Stewart; auditors, R. M.
Jones and Dr. C. Mackay.
:JUST A SMILE OR TWO:
your life."
• Bridegroom; "Er, but it's tomor-
row I'm being married."
Friend: "Yes, I know that."
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"My heart is with the ocean," cried
the poet rapturously.'
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From The Huron Expositor
January 21, 1858
Mr. Sam Torrance is home from
Manitoba on a visit to friends around
Harlock.
Mr. Sam Barton, of town, met with
an unfortunate accident the other
day. He was shoeing a horse when
the animal kicked him, striking him
on the arm.
Miss Bella Ballantyne, of town, has
been successful in passing the recent
teachers' examinations at Toronto
Normal School.
Miss Maud Fowler has gone to To-
ronto to attend Bishop Strachan's
school there.
The Winthrop Cheese Co. shipped
the balance of their season's make on
Tuesday last, realizing 81/4 cents 'per
pound. They manufactured 55% tons
this year; which brought in about
$9;000.
Mr. Trotter, of town, shipped a car
load of horses to Brandon on Friday
last. Mr. Aubrey shipped a carload
on Saturday to Moritreal, and James
Archibald shipped a carload of extra
fine ones fo the Old Country on Tues-
day.
The annual meeting of the Hibbert
Agricultural Society was held Wed-
nesday of last week. The following
officers were elected: Pres., • James
Scott, Sr.; vice-pres., John Carmich-
ael; directors: Geo. Smale, Andrew
McLellan, Jr., L. F. Goodwin, Robert
Barbour, H. M. Hamilton, Chas. Tuf-
fin, Joseph Norris, Joseph Wells and
Robt. Hoggarth, Jr.; auditors, F. a
Hutchison and Dr. Tufford.
Seaforth hockeyites went to Exeter
Tuesday night and defeated Exeter
by •a score of 5 to 4.
Captain Lightowler, a returned mis-
sionary, will deliver one of his popu-
lar lectures entitled, "Among the
Jungles of India," at the Army Bar-
racks, Seaforth, on Wednesday.
• The South Huron Agricultural So-
ciety held its annual meeting in Dix-
on's Hotel, Brucefield, on Wednesday.
The' following officers were elected:
Pres., John Murdoch, Stanley; vice-
pres, Henry Smith, Hay; 2nd vice-
pres., Robt, McAllister, Hay; direc-
tors, John Ketchen, Stanley; Alex
Mustard, erueefield; Robt. McMordie,
I1ay; Ed. Christie, Exeter; William
Dixon, Brucefield; Thos, Russell, Os-
borne; H. •McCartneer, Tuckersmith;
D. D. Wilson, Seaforth; Peter McGre-
gor, Brucefield.
At a meeting of the Sabbath school
workers of Egmondville Church, the
officers for the present year were ap-
pointed as follows: Superintendent,
Mr. D. Stevenson; deptity, It. Hicks;
treasurer, Mies Jennie Hills; stere -
taxies, R. Elliott end C. Van Bgnlond;
librarians, Harry Van Egmond and
George Hills.
Mr, ani. Ilawden, of Drueefleid, has
sold the balk` 53 acres' ',iif the Grey
farm on. the Mill ltoad to Mr. •Sant
flroadfoot, fbr $1,700. It is a, wood•
lot,
Miss Nettie- wi)son. has rettrrned to
Tor*ntoito r'oauta ">11er Attr$ie .
sister and she had cost more than a
hundred. dollars.
"Goodness," teacher replied, "Isn't
that a lot of money for a tiny baby "
"Yes, but think how long they last!"
was Johnnie's reply.
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"Do you know you're wear -
ring on the wrong finger?"
"I. married the wrong man."
Betty:
ing your
Ethel:
Fireside Hour To Be Inaugurated
A fireside hour will be held in the.
Manse Sunday evening after church,.
to which all young people of high.
school age and over are invited. There
will be a sing -song and a short dis-
cussion. This has, been planned by
Mr. Rogers and Mr. Henderson, and-.
they intend that this shall be a regu-
lar Sunday evening feature for the
winter months, if it is the wish.- of
the young people. It is planned that
the following Sunday evening the fire-
side hour will be held at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Kyle. On January -25
it will be held in the Rectory.—Blyth
Standard.
Appointed Clerk -Treasurer
The application of Mr. Bernard
Hall was chosen for the position of
Clerk -Treasurer of the Village of
Blyth, at the inaugural session of
the municipal council held on 'Mon-
day night. . Mr. Hall's application was •
one of two received by the council.
Both applications were for the com-
bined
ombined positions. Mr. Hall's annual
salary will be $500.—Blyth Standard. .
Hospital Aid Closes Successful Year'
The annual meeting of Clinton Hos-
pital Aid was held in the Agricul-
tural Office board room Tuesday ev-
ening, with the president, Mrs. L. Mc-
Kinnon,
cKinnon, presiding. Annual reports
were given by the secretary, Mrs. H.
C. Lawson, and the treasurer, Miss
L. Walkinshaw. The latter report
showed ? balance of $935.47. Com-
mittee conveners reporting were Mrs.
A. Haddy, supply; Mrs. H. A. McIn-
tyre, sewing; Mrs. D. J. Lane, nurs-
es -in -training; Mrs. Mae Rance Mac-
Kinnon, entertainment, and Mrs. J.
Leiper, social. In cotnnection with
the catering for the Christmas ball,
Mrs. Leiper stated that everything. ,
had been donated and she wished
publicly to thank the following mer-
chants for donating the cream and
coffee and serviettes: Murch Bros.,
R. Holmes, McEwan's, S•hearings,
Johnson, Lobbs, Rumballs, Thomp-
-sons, Connells and Stanley Bros. It
was decided to make the February
meeting a social one and it is to be
held the first Monday in Wesley -Wil-
lis United Church. All ladies in the
'town and district are invited.—Clin-
ton News -Record.
Huron Federation 0f
Agriculture --Farm News
New Rust Resistant Variety of Oats!
A new variety of oats, registered
under the name of Beacon, was re-
leased from the Cereal Division, Cen-
tral Experimental Farm, Ottawa, in
1947. It was grown to a limited ex-
tent in 1946 in Ontario, particularly
for trial purposes. Beacon is highly
resistant to crown rust and has con-
siderable resistance to stem rust. It
is also more resistant to lodging than
Many other commonly grown Cana-
dian varieties, says R. A. Derrick,
who has charge of plant breeding of
oats at the Division.
The future of this new variety is
causing a great deal of concern
among many growers because of its
susceptibility to a new root rot dis-
ease scientifically named "Helmin-
tho poriurp :Victoriae" which was -dis-
covered for the first time in Canada
in the summer of 1947. This disease
was widespread and caused consider-
able damage particularly in the Mid -
Western States in 1946 and 1947. In
Canada the only varieties now being
grown that are susceptible to this
disease are Beacon, Garry and Vic -
land. It is known that plants can be
infected by spores that are present
either on the seed or in the soil.
Where infection is due to spores be-
ing carried on the seed, there is evi-
dence that seed treatment with cere-
san helps to reduce the amount of
disease. Such treatment, however,
has little effect on soil -borne spores.
There are many farmers who will
be interested in Beacon for the 1948
crop. Since so little is known about
the response of the new disease to
seasonal conditions, it is impossible
to fortell . how Beacon will be affect-
ed in the next crop season. The sev-
erity of the disease in some fields in
1947 may have been associated with
the abnormal season. Growers of Bea-
con in 1948 should take every pre-
caution against this new 'hazard. Seed
should be sown early, and seed treat-
ment with ceresan at least two or
three weeks prior to seeding should
be thorough. Until stick time as
more is known about the -disease in
different seasons,,growers would be
well advised not o seed Beacon too
extensively.
Farm Income, 1947, May Exceed 1946
Cash income received by 'Canadian
farmers from the sale of farm pro-
ducts and from supplementary pay-
ments during the first half of 1947
amounted to $753,865,000 as against!
$730,983,000 and $647,1$8,000 for the
corresponding periods in 1945 and
1946. The inerease in this year's
semi-annual 'cash income estimate Is
a reversal of the downward trend
which has been in evidence b'ince
the record year of 1944, when the.
dash Income ,from January bo June
amounted to approxiniately $766,r000),
000. There wasr a sutistantlai 18'
crease in 1947 from the sole of grains
and other" Sell drops, large attrtptit.
Honored Before Departure
In recognition of his'services to
the community during his ten years'
residence here as accountant of the
Bank of Montreal, Gordo i A. Miller•
was honored by a few •business friends
ed to generally higher prices for! ata happy gathering at the home of
grains and larger inarketings of Mayor and Mrs. A. J. McMurray Mon
wheat and barley in Western Canada. 1 day evening. Gordon left Thursday to,
There was an increase of about eight: assume his new duties as manager
per cent in cash income from live-� of the Bank of Montreal' branch at
stock and livestock products. Income Highgate, near Ridgetown, Kenii.. Co.
from sales of cattle, calves, sheep, After those present had expressed •
and lambs showed a reduction but, their pleasure on hearing of Gordon's
was more than offset by the increase, promotion, but their regret on his be -
from sales of hogs, dairy products,' ing forced to leave Clinton, and had
poultry -and eggs. ' I expressed appreciations,of his public'
Although it is expected that total spiritedness, George H. Jefferson read'.
cash income for the entire 1947 sea- a complimentary address and Archie•
son will exceed that of 1946, some Douglas made the presentation. on:
tapering -off of cash receipts is likely behalf of the gathering, of a, come
during the latter half of the year. fortable occasional chair. The recipi
This assumption is based on the ex- I -
ent replied feelingly of his happy re-
tremely unfavorable weather condi- lationships in the community. A de -
tions which prevailed during the seed -1 licius lunch was served by Mrs. Mc-
ing season in ,Eastern Canada and i Murray, assisted by Mrs. W. 11. Rob -
during the critical growing period in inson and Mrs. A. M. nig}rt.—•Cline
the Prairie Provinces. I Kton News=Record,
Receives C.N,R. Appointment'
Test With Feeds For Weaning Pigs
One of the problems in successful
swine raising is to keep pigs grow-
ing steadily after weaning. Unthrift-
ir}ess often occurs at this time in-
cluding scurfiness and slow growth,
causing a severe setback to the pigs.
Studies have been made by the Ani-
mal Husbandry Division, Central Ex-
perimental Farm, Ottawa, with var-
ious kinds of feed.
In one experimental testing differ-
ent feeds for weaned pigs, one lot
was fed a mixture plus one and one-
half pounds of skim milk for each
pound of grain. Another lot was fed
only one-half as inuch skim milk,
while a third lot was fed a mixed
protein supplement instead of the
milk. The results indicated that milk
is not essential for weaning pigs if
a protein supplement of good quality
is fed in sufficient quantity. The lot
on mixed protein supplement made
the fastest and most economical
gains. Of the two milkfed lots, the
lots receiving the greater quantity of
milk proved the more satisfactory.
The pigs in all lots were healthy and
vigorous, but in the higher protein
lots (high milk and high protein sup-
plement) they appeared somewhat
more thrifty as shown by more fat
and healthier skin and hair,
Smokers and. Chewers Spend Millions
There's a lot of Canadian money
ends in 'smoke every year. Figures
recently issued by the Dominion Bur-
eau of Statistics show that in 1945,
the last year for which complete fig-
ures are as yet available, the total
factory • value of tobacco products
manufactured in Canada in 1945 was
n64,070,467, but of this total $181,-
959,283 was in excise duties and tax-,
es, -•making the net value of the pro
duets $$2,111,934.
Of the $264,070,467; a -total of 17,-
684,707,000 cigarettes accounted for
$207,61L532; smoking tobacco, $30,-
122,697; Cigars, $11,715,058; chewing
tobacco, $3,040,867; snuff, $1,961,149;
and `other Mallets,, $18,161.
Mr. W. A. Crawford, of Wingha!n •
recently received from • C.N.R. head-'
quarters in Montreal, the appoint
ment as their C.N.R. district medicals
officer, which became effective ow
January 1. Dr. Crawford succeeds- The
R. C. Redniond who held this 'posi-
tion for many years.—Wingham Ad-
vance-Times-„ee, ,•
Trades & Labor Council Elects -
At the annual, election of officers
of the Godsrich Trades and Labor
Council, held in the Union Hall, with
Mr. Forest J. 'McHardy in the chair,
the following were elected: Presi-
dent, D. J. Patterson; vice-president,
Ken Ailin; treasurer, J. Vincent; re-
cording secretary, N. ,Colclough; con-
ductor, F. Chambers; trustees, N.
'Colclough, N. Crich, M. Cox. It was
decided to send 40 per cent of Labor
Day receipts to the Goderich arena
fund, this being a sum of .$92.—Gode-
rich Signal -Star.
1 Choir Entertained
On Friday everting, Jan. 2, the
members of 'Caves Presbyterian
Church choir met at the home of
their organist, Miss Norma Knight,
After their usual practice, an election
of officers took place with Grafton
Cochrane acting as chairman. Mr.
Neil Morton was elected choir lead-
er with Mrs. W. Sillery as president.
A social committee was also appoint-
ed and a Sunday evening Concert
was decided upon for the near fu-
ture. After an hour or so spent In
games, a most delicious and bounti-
ful lunch was served. A vote of
thanks was tendered Mr. and Mrs,
Knight and Norma for their very
warm hospitality.—Exeter Times -Ad-
vocate.
Sunday School Prize 'Whiners
At the JamesSt. United Ghilroh
Sunday`' hooi; on Sunday' after-
noon, ;prises and, certificates"' wdee'
awarded to the scholars, 'who *rote
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