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JANUARY 13, 1900
HURON EXPOSITOR
Established 1860
A. Y. McLean, Editor
Published at Seaforth, Ontario, ev-
In Thursday afternoon by McLean
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• BEA -FORTH, Friday, January 13th
Nothing Wrong With Youth
All too frequently there is an opin-
-ion prevalent that the world is going
to the dogs; that youth has no inter-
est in the future; that man lives'but
for today.
In striking contrast to all this pes-
simisin comes. one of Canada's lead -
ng scholars and educators to tell us
that' he is an optimist, and he justi-
fies his optimism by pointing out that
in Canadian history, the optimist has
nearly always been. right, the 'pessi-
mist usually. wrong.
Dr. R. C. Wallace, principal of
Queen's University, senior of all top
university executives in Canada and
a man with an international reputa-
tion as an educationist, has been
studying youth and working with
youth ever since he came, -te„Canada
from . Scotland in 1910; and he ex-
presses full confidence- in the youth
of our day., .
Theypare better people than the
youth of his young days, he told' a
Vancouver audience .,.. And, he add-
ed
that he was quite sure he Was'
,. right in his assertion. The youth of
our day could be trusted with our fu-
ture. They had the braips, they had
the character. It was up to us to see
that they were trained for their
great responsibilities.
” . It is encouraging to hear an auth-
ority so well qualified speak such 'en-
thusiastic testimony. His statement
is a good, antedote for -pessimism. '
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gunk Driving •
There can't be much criticism ,,of
. the judge in Ohio, who recently sent-
encea a drunken ' driver who had
knocked down a' pedestrian, to spend
as much time in jail as his victim
•spent in hospital. 0On the other hand
had the judge the power to inflict
the "same amount of 'suffering, there
would perhaps be more merit in such
a sentence. As it is, it looks more
like a spur-of4the-moment_ decision
a . than a considered sentence.
But at that, as the Winnipeg Free
Press points out, it seems a,„mere
equitable sentence than is meted .out '.
in Manioba where
the drunk driver
r
genejally goes to jail for only seven
days and has his driving license can-
celled for six months—as though a •
-,drunk behind the wheel were not just
as dangerous .as a drunk waving • a
loaded gun.
• This standard 'sentence hardly in-
dicates that drunken driving is .con-
- •sidered'a serious offence.- Rather it
seems' to -be regarded -as an 'dbjec-
tional aberration, as though a person
took intoxicating liquor before driv-
ing almbst 'by accident. Driving
while under the influence is just as
deliberate. If a man's mind was par-
alyzed before he got in a car, he
would hardly get it under way.
• Those disposed to drive while tin-
` [der the influence will continue to do
so as long as the punishment is mild.
° The penalty should be severe enough
to stop the majority, of 'individuals
,getting behind the wheel when under
the influence of liquor.
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. Blow to Pride
Attention has recently been drawn
to a serious situation which has aris-
en in Egypt. Some -Scotsmen recent-
ly shipped a haggis to their friends
there • and the Egyptian Food' Mini -
fitly seized and held it to determine
itrbather ft is food fit for human
igumlptil n ', Of course to any
eotSinat4 this is something like a
rationratieetvo war. In its long rnar-
'eot1artd has fought wars•
insults than,"that. The
oekh'tu`n, one im-
h�tli .g'at;llrig hag
to_terr
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15,
or
centuries. They eat it wherever they
go, in the wilds of Canada and in the
desert of Sahara, celebrating this
great chieftain of the puddin' race
with annual libations on the birth-
day of Robert Burns. As the Man-
chester Guardian 'sagely observes,
the question to be settled by the
Egyptian Government, therefore, is
whether Scotsmen belong to the hu-
man race.
"From the earliest times," the
Guardian notes, "there has been
some doubt on that point in England,
but for many 'years .it has been tacit-
ly agreed in the more cautious and
southern half of this island that the
question was no longer one of public
discussion."
The Egyptians, .r however, have
rushed in where others fear to tread.
They should understand that they
can test haggis only at their own
risk.
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Gas Tax Too High
(Strathroy Age -Dispatch) -
It must :be a bit difficult for ser-
vice stations at border points to get
along these days. Weare quite sure
that many motorists are slipping ov-
er the border t� buy their gasoline.
Even with the difference in the size
of the gallon and the ten per cent
discount on the Canadian dollar, the
border motorist can still get his tank
filled across the line and be well
ahead of the game. We believe that
with gasoline above the 40c a gallop
mark, it is time that the Government
seriously consider the matter of re-
moving a bit of the tax so it -might
sell at a somewhat more reasonable
price.
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The hildish Mind
(Cornwall tandard-Freeholder)
The childish' practice of defacing
and damaging road signs is by no
means confined to the Ottawa dis-
trict.' P,olice authorities in Cornwall
and other cities and towns. have had
to contend with this problem for
many. years. Usually, the main of-
fenders are children who allow their
enthusiasm for doing something dif-
ferent get the better of their judg-
ment.
Often, however;road sign vandals
are teen -aged youths of the, irrespon-
sible type who do not stop to consider
the danger their actions create for
motorists who depend on the signs
for guidance.
1 PHIL OSIFER of
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"=Community Fire Fighting
(Delh4 News Record)
Answering of rural fire calls is
_again a subject of controversy, •ae-
cording to a report from last week's
Delhi council meeting. An account
against the rural. municipality of
Charlotteville amounting to $500 .by
the Delhi fire department for se"c-
:es rendered, has been repudiate by
Charlotteville
Council. There
i no
dispute that the services were ren-
• - dered by the Delhi brigade. The ar-
gument is that they were unauthor-
ized by the township in question.
Meanwhile, North Walsingllam
Township has also notified the Delhi
-Council that no fire calls to that mtin-
icipality will 'be paid for unless ap-
proved by the reeve or a councillor'.
LAZY MEADOWS
By Harry J. Bor
There's something comfortable t
and pleasant about a home with a
fireplace. Hal'vey Barton, who
moved on the Tillman place, clear-'
ed out the old fireplace, and when
1 dropped over to see him on the;
lay before New Year's,.I had a'
pan?;' of envy for it. It was early
evening and they didn't have the
light on.
Cute front room -was illuminated
by the dickering flames from the
maple logs that were •b'lazing mer-
rily on the hearth. They `stent fire
sight flickers chasing shadows
around the room in a merry dance:
Harvey was smoking, ' with •his
stocking -feet toasting in front of
the , fire. The youngsters were
sprawled out in their pyjamas orf
the floor, staring into -the fire and
no doubt dreaming the dreams that
all youngsters do when given a
chance. •
"I think this is one of the nicest
things about farming," commented
Mrs, Barton. "When we were in
the city we had only one of those
imitation fireplaces with an elec-
tric grate, and it really .wasn't
much. There's something- good
and soothing about a real fire in
a fireplace like this", •
The sight of that fireplace made
me think of the times when, as a
child, 1 had the privilege of stay-
ing up a little later when we had
a fire on the, hearth, The fife was
lit when the neighbors •came in to
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Other. People's Business
(Edmonton Journal)
This widespread desire for le la-.
tion to control'other people, especial-
ly in matters of business, has been
an important factor in the growth of
the network of Government regula-
tions and restrictions in which we
are all entangled.
The clamox for controls on the oth-
er fellow's business' arid' private life
is more often than not irresponsible ,
and ill-informed; the abuses which
.the Government is .urged to correct
frequently have no existence in fact.
But many politicians make a prac-
m• tice of catering to, such demands,
either to gain popularity or because
they are hostile to our traditional
system of free enterprise and wel-
come every opportunity' to extend
the scope of state control over the. in -
i dividual. '
Often enough, individuals and or-
ganizations who have been shouting
for restrictions onsone other indus-
try or group find their wishes trails-
lated into law with surprising speed
—and then discover that the new
statute hurts them avouch as it doe's
the original targets.
HERE'S .HEALTH
play cards, on chilly eights in th
spring and fall when a fire in u
heater would have been too much
and when mother had a sudden ys
for_ its; comfort:
The special times were when Ill
grandfather came to visit. Motile
knew that grandpa; who was es
senttally draifiatist, needed the fir
as a sort of prop -for his act. 1
added to the mood of the moment •
not that my grandfather's store,;
needed any artificial props.
While "father reclined on ti..
sofa and mother sat back in goods
natured tolerance and reheard th
stories, we sprawled on the floor
in rapt attention. The nickerinae
firelight seemed to make him stair,)
out like a figure cast in bronze. •
There were the stories of the lum-
berwoods, and the nights when he,
stalked Indians on their own trails
and the excitement of a mining
cajnp, We held our breath at the
exploits of such friends as Black
Jack McGinty and Spaying Leg Ed.
and Little Jerry Badeau.
The room was full of strange
and exciting characters and when
Mother finally chased us off to
bed, we raced up the draughty hall
and made a flying leap for the se-
curity of the bed. 'There, under-
the covers, supposedly a safeguard
against all evil, we drifted off to
dream about magical adventures_ I
know the fireplace helped implant
the dreams in our minds.
• •Just A .Smile Or Two ••
An agricultural expert is one who
eau figure out what to do with a
bushel of radishes.
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"My daughter, alas," declared the
nig-business man, "has' absolutely
:no sense of mgney. The value of
a dollar is unknown to' her, young
man."
"In that case, sir," argued the
ardent one, "wouldn't it be pru-
rient for you to get her off your
hands?"
The old man neglected to assist
his wife out of the street car.
"John," she said, "u are not so
gailaut as when you were a boy."
"No," he replied, "an•d you are
not so buoyant as when you were
a gal.'
Busy at'the office said the husband
with delight . 1'11 not be bonze to
diuizer I'm eating out tonight . she
didn't know the reason that he
was tired of stew • be wanted fresh
fried liver so what was he to do
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Years Agone
Interesting Items Picked 'From
The Huron Expositor of Twen-
ty -live ` and Fifty Years Ago.
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I's -age makes the language. it
has alwaays been that way. When
someone complained to Victor
Hugo, that something he had writ-
ten "wasn't French," he replied, "It
is now."
Huron Federation of •
Agriculture Farm' News
Plan Grounds To Suit Location
As each individual property sug-
gests a different style of landscap-
ing, only general rules for orna-
mental planting can be made. It
Must be left to the individual to
assess the possib4lities for beauti-
fication—and the defects—and em-
phasize the former d screen the
latter by th'said
use of shrubs
and trees. -
"Che type of architecture of the
house, the i,osition and character
of trt-es and shrubs alreadyeon the
erounds; the slope and general
. haracteristics or the land anti any
tetturet element of 'beauty must be
taken into consideration, when
working out the overall plan; says
W. T. Blair, in charge of orna-
mental gardening, Dominion Ex-
perithenta1 Station, Kentville; N.S.
Certain views within the grounds.
such as boundary t,ences. garage
and back areas, as•fsell as views
fiutside of the grounds of the same
nature. should• be either wholly or
partly screened by ornamental
plantings. On the other blind, pleas-
ing vistas outside the grounds
should he preserved in such a man-
ner that they can be viewed from
ou and
r 9 of the h se
those portioes P
h thefamily spends
`ours w }ire
grounds r�y P
most of its leisure time. Ornamen-
tal plantings then should conceal
defects •and emphasize those ele-
ments which are most pleasing.
Avoid straight lines Wherever
possible and strive to produce na-
tural and graceful effect rather
than an artificial, man-made effort.
Plant tete shrubs in groups, using
several' ltpecimens of a few .varie-
ties only, rather than one speci-
men only of a number of varieties.
Avoid meaningless, isolated $peri-
niens about the lawn,. Naturalistic
groups give character to the design,
each group consisting of several
plants. It is advisable to use the
same varieties in repeated groups,
but slightly different combinations.
_Plantings should be massed
about the base . of the buildings,
' leaving about ohe-third of the foun-
dation visible; also grouped about
the curves 'and junctions of walks
• and drives, and massed about the
boundaries and corners.
Do not lilant too close to build-
ings. Three feet is about the
minimum distance. Shrubs which
when planted seemed to have
plenty 'of room. often shove signs
of crowding at maturity.
If ail the shrubs required cannot
he purchased immediately an alter-
native is to supplement t$e first
planting with native speeies, such
as spruce, pine, hemlock. replacing
these with flowering shrubs as oc-
casion permits.
Finally, plant as early in the
spring as possible so that shrubs
may become established before the
heat of summer.'
Agriculture hast °been defined at
the selence and the art of utilizing
the soil' for purposes of .providing
food and clothing for man.,
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Saunders Wheat Proves Popular
Saunders wheathas^been tested
extensively in experimhfital plots,
since 1945 and has been .grown vy
the farming public of northern
Alberta, and British Columbia
during 1948 and 1949. Its. Per
formanee during •these years hats
beet most satiefactory and it 3s
increasing rapidly in populaf'ity,
Says At A. Ouitard, Dominion ! ii -
perimental Station,. Bracebridge,
Alberta.
On the basis of 50 tests ' con-
ducted from 1945 to 1949 Saunders
has yielded one bushel per acre
,more than Garnet and Thatcher,
and one-half bushel more than
Red .Bots. In maturity it is one-
half day .later than Garnet, three
day;: earlier than Thatcher and
three and one-half days earlier
than Red Bobs. It is approxinmate-
lz one inch shorter than Thatcher
is slightly more resistant to
lodging.
Of considerable 'interest is the
consistency of the results obtained
on soils varying frpm grey -wooded
to shallowsblack and with large
variations in effective rainfall. At
only 0110 or the. twelve testing
locations has Thatcher outyielded
Saunders' and then by less than
one bushel per acre. At all loca-
tions' it has averaged at least two
days earlier maturing than Thatcb-
er. On the .basis of yearly aver-
ages of from; 8 to 31 tests, Saun-
ders has always been at least two
days earlier maturing than Thatch-
er and of comparable yield. When
it is considered that in general two
of the years were dry with early
ripening,eniug,
two latee with early fall
frosts and one year normal, the
adaptability of Saunders to this
northerly area' is established.
Growers are generally agreed
that Saunders ie • more easily
threshed than Thatcher, yet holds
its kernel sufficiently well for. com-
bining. The sample displays bet-
ter color than Thatcher and dura
ing 1948' when an early fall frost
was encountered tended to grade
higher.
These characteristics combined
with the satisfactory milling and
baking quality and disease resist-
tance of Saunders make its devel-
opment an important contribution
tion to Peace 'River agriculture.
During the springs of 1948 and
1949 the Dominion Experimental
Station' at Beaverlodge supplied
some 810 growers in the Peace
River region witl* ertified seed of
Saunders 'wheat. It lg, now felt that
there is sufficient seed in the Mande
of growers to satisfy the denland
and no further distribution of
Certified seed will be undertaken
by the Station.
It fs .expected ,that a mail quan-
tity of` Foundation Stock may be
svrliabte for the 195: season, This
will be distributed to well-qualified
prospective, Elite growers as •basic
stock for the production of first -
generation hegistered need. There-
fore, assuming normal increase a
small quantity of registered seed
should he made available. by Elite
growers for the 1953 season,
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Agriculture needs• the services of
as highly trained a body of scien-
tists, scholars and teachers as any
other profession.•
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From The Huron Expositor
• . January 16, 1925
The Cromarty •congregation held
a very .successful wood bee -Wed-
nesday_ afternoon of last week in
Mr. Andrew McLachlan'•s bush cut-
ting about•20 cords of wood for use
in the church. .
Miss 'Olive McCormick, of the
,Bell Telephone office had the mis-
fortune to trip and fall at the rink
last week and fracture her ankle.
White curling at' the rink Wed-
nesday evening of last week, Mr.
Neil Gillespie had the misfortune
to slip and fall on the [handle of
a ,curling stone and fracture two
rib's- •
While mdving some furniture in
one of .the (*splay windows in S.
T. •Holmes •$c Son's furniture and
undertaking store on Wednesday
morning, dne piece fell against the.
large plate glass window and
smashed the lower •half of it.
On Monday- morning last when
the caretaker. made his morning
visit to the Seaforth Methodist
Church, he found that fire from one
of the, furnaces had'. spread to the
floor and had evidently been
smouldering for'ssome time, as the
boards were considerably charred
and about to break into flames.
Mr: Archie Campbell, Winthrop,
left 'for Cleveland on Saturday to
visit his sisters:
The many friends of Mrs. Frank
Stockton, who was formerly. Miss
Tillie Morrison, of Winthrop, will
be .sorry to learn that she met with
a very ,painful accident in Fuller-
ton, California. While walking on
the street she was knocked down
by an auto, and•sugered a broken
leg and other injuries, which will
confine her to the hospital for some
months. ,
The. annual school meeting of S.
S. No, 10, McKillop, was held last
week with .a fair attendance. The
trustees for the coming year are
Samuel Pethick, chairman; George
McKee, secretary -treasurer, The
caretaking is beings done by Geo.
Eaton. ,
The Board of Trade officers at
Hensall will be as follows: Presi-
dent,'James Bonthi'on; ';ice -presi-
dent, Albert Whitesides; treasurer,
J.'L"Meek` secretary, Garnet Case;
auidtors, Chas. Mclbonell and. A.
L Case.
Mr, Donald Hoggarth, who has
been with Mr. J. E. McConnell; Hen -
sell, has secured a position with
'the Steele Briggs Seed Co. to To-
ronto.
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Seasonal Butter Price Variationis.
Butter production ip Canada is
relatively high during the summer
months and is relatively low dur-
ing the winter months. Prices, on
the other hand, are usually relative-
ly ion when produltion is high,
and relatively . high when produc-
tion is•low.During the ton -y
ea
r
period 1929 to 1988, . Prices were
free to fluctuate without any -price
control, and refledted cenditionfl of
supply and demand in the p market.
Manthiy
butter prices varieddvr-
(Continued. Page 8),
Seen in the County Papers
First Baby of 1950
The stork did not arrive in Gode-
•ich with the first baby of the new
-ear until 11.35 p.m., January 3,
,when a son was born • to Mr, and
Airs. Borden •Clark, -of Exeter,. at
''lexandra Hospital. The baby
veiglied six pounds three ounces.
-Godet•ich Signal -Star,
Rector Appointed To Kenora
Rev. G. Murray Wyatt, who• has
been Anglican rector of Blyth, Au-
burn and Belgrave for less than a
year, has received appointment as
rector of •St. Alban's Cathedral,
Lenora. He will preach his fare-
well sermon at Auburn on Febru-
ary 12,—Goderich Signal -Star.
Had Suocessful Concert
The teachers of the local school
deserve much credit along with tyre
students and parents for the splen-
did program they rendered et the
town hall on Friday evening. Ev-
ery number was well rendered, and
we are proud of the talent in this
community and the lovely spirit
that accompanied it,—Zurich Her-
ald.
getting too long to leve. That took
place on Thursday, Dec. 29, and a
look around town at the green
grass convinces us that folks in
town could get out their lawn
mowers, too. if this warm 'spell
keeps up. However, the weather
man says ,colder today, so it is ex-
pected that the grass will soon be
concealed by the usual layer of
snow that visits, this area at this
season, if ordinary weather pre-
vails.—Mitchell Advocate.
New Federation Secretary -Treasurer,
Directors of Huron County Fed-
eration' of 'Agricult'.ire, meeting in
Clinton Saturday, appointed Gore
don Melville .Gz,elg, Turnbdrry i
Township farmer; as full -them sec-
retary -treasure[• and fieldmen, suc-1
ceediug W. V. Roy, Clinton. There
were six applicants for the posi-
tion. Mr, Greig will •continue to -
reside on his fartrn a mile fid a
half east of Bluevale on• Highway
86, with office headquarters • in
Clinton. A native of Keppel Tow n -
ship, Grey County, Mr.: Greig at-
tended school there and hien sch:,dl
at Wingham. He was a member of
the 'Canadian Provost Corps, for
five and -a-half ,years, and has'
farmed for four years in Turnberry
Township near Belgrave. Mr, Greig -
was married to Miss Vera Wright,
Wroxeter, in 1941, and they nave
three children—two girls and a bey_
—Clinton News -Record.
Heads Law Society
At the annual election of . offi-
cers of the -Huron County Law So-
ciety, L. E. Dancey, K.C., was
again chosen as president, Judge
T. M. Costello and Magistrate D.
E. Holmes• were named honorary
presidents, and other officers are:
F. R. Darrow, K.C., vice-president;
R. C. Hays, K.C., secretary -treasur-
er, and J. K. Hunter, librarian:—
Goderich Signal -Star.
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Fishing: is Good, •
Talk about unusual weather, but
the lads are going fishing these
days. At least two of them, Gary
Wright and Donny Butson,, town,
thought the weather plenty fine to
try their luck on Monday, Jan. 2}s
'no less, so .hiked to• the SSilvei•
Bridge where 11 fish between five
and six inches long responded to
their bait. 'Good going, boys!—Mit-
chell Advocate.
• From The Huron Expositor
Januar9 1
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y 12,R
W. Dignan., of Exeter, made 110
horseshoes recently in 71f hours,
Mr. Robert Charters, of the Mill
Road, Tuckersmith, has recently
made several good sales from his
fine head of Shorthorns. He sold a
yearltrlg heifer to Belfry Deters of
Hay for $100; a bull calf, 11. months
old, to John Pfaff, Hay, for $85,
and a.five-weeks-old calf to D. Gras -
sick, Stanley, 'for $25.
The first meeting of the Seaforth
Collegiate Institute 'Literary , So-
ciety was held in the assembly
room when the president, A. S. Mc-
Lean, took the chair. Among those
on the program were Miss Mabel
Ellis, Bruce Radcliffe, Reg. Wil-
son and- Lloyd Hodgins.
Mr. B. B. Gunn, of town, has pur-
chased the entire stock of the Sea -
forth. Carding Mill and will add
these goods to his already full
stock in his dry goods'rstores here.
he following were ticketed to
di. ant points this week by Wm.
Somerville, up -town agent of the
G.T.R.: Mr. and Mrs. 'E, D. Hamil-
ton, to Buffalo, N.Y.; Miss Payne
to Detroit; Mr, and Mrs. Thomas
Dodds, Jr., McKillop, to Bay City,
Mich,; Ben Dorrance to Chicago;
Mr. and Mrs. W. li. Morrison, Mc-
Killop, to New York; Frank Sills
to Sandwich 4o resume his studies,
Tuckersmith Agricultural Society
held its annual meeting in the Com-
mercial Hotel on Wednesday and
the following were elected to of-
fice; President, .W. G. hiroadfoot;
Tuckersmith; vice-president, D. D.
Wilson, Seaforth; directors, Geo. A.
Sills and M, Broderick, S'eafortn;,
Jas. Evans and Wm.,.Melntosh, Mc-
Killop; Jas. G. McMichael and Jno.
Staples, Hullett; John T. Dickson
and Geo. Dales Tuckersmith, Thos.
E. Hays was reappointed secretary
treasurer and J. O. Rose and • A.
Young, auditors,
Tuesday minting about 8 -o'clock,
the moat sericite fire in Blyth's his-
tory occurred. The fire started in
•Stother's Bakery 'which was total-
ly consumed, together with J. 0,
Moser's h rdware and tinwdre; W.
Scott, boo s., .shoe's and groceries,;
Heffro nI3 butchers., rah arid the
Bank of I#amitten,
Mr, and. Mrs, Albert Turner, of
town, leave for California in the
interests of Mrs. Ttirner's health,
See No Snow on Trip To Virginia
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Taylor, Mar-
garet and Jean and Mrs. Adam
Wiley •returned Tuesday, ,evening
fi'bm a motor trip to Monterey, Vir-
ginia, where they visited the Tat-
ter's daughter and her husband,
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Opper. They
saw no,snow during their trip and
travelled from Sarnia through Ohio,
Pennsylvania and thence to 'Vir-
ginia. The weather was delightful.
—Mitchell, Advocate. •
Heads Citizens' Band
Clinton Citizens' Band held its
annual meeting when the • follow-
ing members were elected for the
coming year: President, Jack Hall;
secretary -treasurer, G. B. Beattie
and Don Andrews; librarians, "C.
Maltby and William Shearing;
band committee, W. G. Moffatt,
Bruce Cann, H. Plumsteel, A. Jack-
son, William Nediger; bandmtfster,
Frank Strathearn. Lunch and
community' sing brought the meet-
ing to a close. — Clinton News -
Cutting Grass in Holiday Season
Mr. Clayton Harris, who. resides
near Munro showed us some sum-
mery looking snapshots, the other
day in which be and his daughter,
Edythe, were busily cutting grass
adjacent to their home, a plot of
good size being mowed as it was
• Accidents At Belgrave
An accident which took place au
Saturday did property damage to
the MacKenzie..Hardware store', in.
Belgrave. A truck driven by Bill
.Henry, of Blyth, loaded with cans
of milk for the Blyth Co-operative
cheese factory, crossed the 'pave-
vaent and jumped the 18 -inch high
sidewalk,' hit the porch, bouncing
back to the centre of the highway_
Much damage was done to the front
of the truck. Damage to the store
and stock have not been estimat-
ed. Constable Charles Salter. or
Blyth, investigated. ,Another acci-
dent took place on Highway No. 4,
when Ross Anderson,' of the 9t1;
concession ' of East Wawanosh,
driving a 1946 Chevrolet, was turn-
ing into. George Cook's gate and
was hit from the rear by a truck
owned by Mr. McDougal, of Au-
burn. The rear of ,the • car was
badly damaged. No one was injur-
ed.—Wingham Advance -Times:
Western Foundry Has Party
The annual Christmas party for
the employees of Western Foundry
with their families was held at the
Town Hall on Thursday evening
last week, Mr. C. A. Roberts, gen-
eral manager of the company, act-
ed as chairman and master of cere-
monies. He -welcomed the guests
and expressed appreciation on 'be-,
half of the management to the em-
ployees for their good efforts and
co-operation • during 1949. The
CKNX barn dance gang provided
an enjoyable musical program,
which, was interspersed with sev-
eral sessions of carol sangiirg in
which everyone joined heartily. In .
Addition to the regular program..
Charlie Roberts and • Wee Bobby
Clark pooled their vocal talents in
a duet number which seemed to be
acceptable insboth quality and trot -
time At the conclusion of the pro-
gram Santa Claus arrived to as-
sist in the distribution, of gifts tce
a11.—Wingham Advance -Times.
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FARM SUBSIDIES
(Winnipeg Free Press)
There are indreased signs of a
of
changing attitude on the part
g g
United States farmers towards the
prevailing system of Government
hand-outs or subsidies.
A few days ago, the Associated
Poultry and Egg' Industries asked
the federal authorities in 'Washing -
tan to cut sharply their .support
price for poultry and eggs because
the present level of support was
causine serious aver -production_
This organization represents ten
regional and national groups. Now
the American Farm Bureau,,. one of
the largest of U.S. farm organiza-
tions, has resolved to fight the
Brannan Plan which is backed by
President Truman.
The Associated Poultry and Egg
Industries Were worried lest 'ate -
sent Government policy lead either
to rigid state control of the whole
industry or to the collapse of the
entire support system because of
the expense involved, The Bureau
opposed the Brannan Plan because
it would cost a "staggering sum"
and make farmers dependent on
federal handouts. It supported in-
stead a system of flexible price
supports, 'such as prevails at pre-
sent:
The Brannan Plan, which • Con-
gress turned down but which Mr.
Truman is attempting to revive,
would allow perishable farm pro-
duct prices to final their own level
as far as the wholesale and retail
end of the .business was concern-
ed... Where, however„ these whole-
sale and retail prices were insuf-
ficient to give the farmer a prede-
termined fair retur=n 'for this labor,
the difference would be made up in
the form of Government, subsidies.
The parity system, on the other
hand, is determined by dividing the
farmer's cash". 'receipts for each
year bythe same year's index of
the prices paid by farmers for
goods and service)[, including al-
lowances for interest and taxes.
Thus a parity index is established.
When prices fall below it or beloyv
a set level, the Ooverument ateps
in with loans, outright purchase or
other forms of assistance to assure
the farmer of a parity return.
Both systems are y a denial of the
market principle. Both seek to off-
set the ntlrn:MI -Workings of supply
and ,de'man'ds: Both in'eonsejtonee
tend to distort farm production and
encourage inefficient farmiirg. But
or the two the Rarity Price system
1
comes nearer reflecting existing:
conditions in the markets of the
world. If the tendency is towards:
a falling market; this tendency is<
reflected in prices paid by farmer.'
for goods and services. The parity
price follows the market eventual-
ly though not without delay and
needless expense. But parity LS a
relationshii,-1 etween ah!'the farm-
er buya-and what the sells—a gen-
eral' relationship. . It -cannot and
does not prevent large surpluses in
particular commodities as at tine
present in eggs. Here despite the -
so -called flexibility of this parity,
system a very large •and unwieldy •
surplus of eggs has. been accum a
late'd. •
The Brannan Platt on the other •
hand, as the Farm Bureau noted:
would shield the farmer—before its
inevitable breakdown — from any,
economic wind. He would not need',
to concern himself with the demand'
for his product or the supply of it.
his price would stay u'p, the price•
to the consumer would slump and'
the difference would be made up.
of taxes levied .generally on the
whole nation. Costa would ,pite ups
taxes increase and finally the bus=
den would ptoye in u'pportable,
The Bureau's att'tude indicates
that the danger inhtereht in these
programs • L' becoming apparent.
Farm opinion is waking to the fact.
that such policies bring with. them.
disadvantages which show [them-•
selves dither in the form of direct:
control over the farmer's produc•
-
tion, productfoom quotas and the likes
or by a suddfrt revulsion against'
the subsidy system. 'Tho implica
tions 'of the Brannan Plan, shave
been seized on and the less • arti- '
ficial of the two systems Chosen
as the more effective policy.
Obviously, if the state is to guar-
antee indefinitely a set of prices
to the. farmer regardless of .supply
and demand, the Inevitable next
step is to control the crops grown.
the area sown to th'etn and the •
marketing of them. The•s'tate must
do this or face an ever .increasing
bill chargeable to the taxpayers at
large . who include the farmer, , It
may 'sound attractive to attempt to
defeat at t
he
rice
11 , system Y but the
Mice system• is not destroyed by
subsidies or plans•. It shows itself,
or will above itself, at some point
'in the 'economy. Supply and, dgt
stand will remain the. final arbiter •
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