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SEAFORTH, Friday, March 20, 1953
A Long Pull
"Canada's defence, effort how big
Should it be?" asks the Financial
Post.
Then the Post goes on to discuss
the question in the light of the long
- term requirement:
"Some Canadians say it is too
small. Few would say it is ,too large
—at least until more is known about
the inner workings of the minds of
Marble Face Malenkov and hisabusi-
mess . associates.
"D tding the how much and the
by when of defence at best is a cal-
culated risk. But in every recalcula-
tion there is one fixed factor. Al-
though the faces change on the Com-
munist family portrait, the picture
still remaing ugly and frightening.
"l1r. Churchill, in announcing Bri-
tain's largest peacetime defence bud-
get, said:
" `What we are faced with is not a
;violent jerk but a prolonged pull. We
must try to create forces which might
play a real part as a deterrent
against aggression and which also
tanafford some measure of defence
if war comes."
"It is this factor of the prolonged
pule which, to us, seems most fre-
quently to be overlooked by critics of
Canada's defence policy, both inside
and, outside the country. We must
face the reality that we have to live
with big defence for a long time, and
there are many things about a long-
term effort which must differ from'a
short-term convulsive effort.
"Another basic point the critics ig-
nore is the question of what consti-
tutes defence effort.
"The fact is this: Opening up Can-
ada's
treasure house of ,
base metals,
t x
e
uranium and rare metals needed for
the pet age, developing our petro-
chemical and cellulose industries,
modernizing and expanding our fac-
tories -those are jobs vital in the de-
fence program of all our allies. Men
so engaged are on defence work in
the truest sense of the word, because
it is • industrial might which makes
war might.
"By getting our industrial poten-
tials hoisted higher, Canadians are
certainly making a bigger and wiser
contribution to the defence of the
free world than if we were to rush
hordes into uniforms."
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Survival Insurance
Today Canadians are prone to re-
gard their forests as a crop, the size
and nature of which depends do how
the precious resources are treated by
generation after generation. No
longer is the attitude that which
once existed, ",What does it matter?
There are lots more trees." The elim-
ination in many parts of the country
of species that a few short years ago
were common, has indicated the fal-
lacy of early thinking.
'Not only today is there an apprec-
iation for carefully conserving ei'st-
g forests, but there also is an effort
lxiig made' to restore stands that
L. disappeared. •�
Pith of the credit for this change
"' `tYod . on thepart of the public as
�•y �
ole as: we1i as of .the industries
d' eeitly concerned, should go
aboral bodyihaeh--for-52 yeas
rade the east of e,nserVatioh
ti'r✓r
*Orly: if is �'by
out
w� �
at,}' ti i This is tie Can-
t ociation.
'+itiutlt (name' into, being in
a
eeklei ' a lof-
yi
l�l
zjr
+o
hag not
completely Closed, as the record
fire losses one dello stratesg gat
t o e+ h
le l g ttidsy is
41011 a As KO ,er ground for
9001= at tie Opening of the
ceutuiy-
r`Made up of repr'ese,ta tives of gov-
ernments, industry aid the public,
t1i1a strictly a venue al organization
keeps abreast of" -technical develop-
ments in the domain of forestry and
seeks in a variety of ways to bring
their lessons home to all Canadians.
As the Association enters another
year of useful work it can justly take
pride in its accomplishments. Yet it
cannot relax. The ,country is in the
midst of an industrial boom, and
amid the excitement there is an ev-
er-present danger that sound con-
servation 'policies may be pushed
aside. ,As the Association points out,
such a course would be disastrous,
for the plain fact is that Canada's
three greatest physical assets are
soils, waters, and forests. All three
are tied up together, and damage in-
flicted on one resource may have in-
calculable effects on the others': Only
by strict conservation measures can
they be kept intact.
The Citizen suggests the Canadian
Forestry Association regards its
task as "survival insurance," and
agrees that this is not the slightest
exaggeration.
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Tops All Corers At Seed Fair•
Nelson Howe of 'Cromarty, 'plat,.
ed ffrat in the rural. s'QFtipp,,:g Of the
Old Time Fiddlers" etirapetiti;Qp4
held in connection with the Mid-
dlesex Seed Fair at London.—Mit-
chel'1 .Ad'vocate.
Successful in Examinations
At the winter examination centre
of the Royal Conservatory of
Music of Toronto, held in; Strat-
ford, Marion Hemingway was suc-
cessful in passing Grade VII piano,
pass, and Mary Dennis, Grade VIII
piano, with honors.—Brussels Post.
The Vigilant Ear
The Saint John Telegraph -Journal
has discovered something that long
has. been apparent to anyone who has
spent much time in a home where
there are children:
According to the Telegraph -Jour- •
nal the mother with a brood of chil-
dren learns to listen unconsciously as
children play about the house. Her
sense of hearing becomes sosharply
trained that she can pretty well tell
by the voices and sounds what trou-'
ble they are into or when ' a dispute
them is building up
two
of
P
to an imminent battle royal.
Silence is often a warning, rather
than a respite, to her vigilant ears,
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for it may mean that they're getting
into serious mischief, like climbing
out the window, and don't want her
to know. •
What Other Papers Say :
Crossing Dangers
(Tillsonbuhg News)
Many. level crossings, especially on
lesser travelled roads, are badly in
b er mark-
ing.
of
improvement or e
p bet
pr
asses
Under passes or p,
would be the best means of cutting
down the accident toll, but cost pro-
hibits them on all butthe most heav-
ily travelled arteries. Cutting off
banks, trees 'and other obstructions
to proper view at crossings, more
wig -wags and other signals and signs
would be a great help, but in the end
it is up to the motorists themselves
to cut the number of accidents. Near-
ly all these accidents are caused by
drivers not taking enough care at
crossings, especially those they cross
every day. Then there are those who
do see a train approaching and try
to beat it 'to ,the crossing. No matter
how many warning signs are erected,
without care and common sense on
the part of motorists the accidents
will continue.
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Nothing Wrong With ,Small Towns
(Exeter Times -Advocate)
Somebody has thrown a rock at
Canada's small towns! In theest
issue of a Canadian magazine for wo-
men—"Chatelaine" — an anonymous
father says: "I wouldn't let .my
youngsters grow up in a small town
for all the pumpkin pie in rural Can-
ada!" "I think 'small town life 'is a
circumstance," he rants, "that tends
to reduce people to the level of tur-
nips. Small town life tends to make
people narrow and dull." The author
must be a fanatic who needed money
so he wrote this sensationalized, per-
ver'ted, deceitful, fallacious account
of small town life. He was probably
a city -bred -lout-- who -missed -the ex --
citing murders, corruptions, lewd-
ness two-facedness o-facedness of his metro-
...,.. �
nest and ...
polis when he moved to , rural Can-
ada. do About this
a.+ds. The first thing to
attack on our life is to laugh at it. it
` ll. •absurd. and zt ir
rth' some'
1au.,h 'fid
hearty, �r>7►a11 townto
Honored On Retirement
The employees of the Goderich
Elevator Transit Company met in
the British Exchange Hotel to bid
farewell to one of their fellow em-
ployees, Mr. 'Ben Young, who is
retiring after 13 years service with
the company. air. A. iKaitting read
an address and presented Mr.
Young with an occasional chair and
smoker. He expressed the desire
of all present in wishing Mr.'Young
every comfort in the future: Mr.
Young made a suitable reply thank-
ing the members for their kind-
ness, after which cards and re-
freshments ended a very enjoyable
evening.--Goderich •Signal -Star.
St., • Tuesday, March 17 Th bu ; d
4hg, recently completed,
the one which was .'hue • r•
July. The mill features all e
construction and incorporates m d
ern devices for the hanc'.linp f
grain and feeds. It. also !•oas s
many types or safety eduirmert to
prevent fires or accidents. Five
vertical elevators are ' used to
transport the grain. The network
runs from the receiving pit, hous-
ed conveniently on the outside
platform, through an auger screw
into a vertical elevator which de-
posits the grain on weighing
scales. From there it is elevated
into one of seven bine and can be
put through rolling, grinding or
mixing machines. The horizontal
mincing machine is one of the most
modern and efficient. The mill will
handle grain and prepare feeds and
do custom mixing. Three service
bins have been installed to handle
the more popular types of feeds.
Campbell Construction, of Ridge -
town,• built the 34x39 mill. Ken-
neth Hern, of Woodham, was fore-
man during the construction.—Exe-
ter Times -Advocate.
Continue Search For Oil
Tire Imperial Oil Company is
conducting a - survey of Ashfield
.Township in the never-ending
search for oil lands. Options are
being sought on a considerable
acreage of land, including sites
on -concession 6, Ashfield, and in
the Kingsbridlge-Kintail district.
Land optipns have previously been
taken up by another company in
West Wawanosh and Kinloss,... town-
ships. The crew has' now moved
into Huron Township. First test
well is being made in Colborne
Township near Holmesville .. and -
the shaft is now down about 1,000
feet.—Goderich Signal -Stag.
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At -Home Draws Large Crowd
Celebrate 32nd Anniversary '
!Congratulations go to Mr. and
Mrs. L. H. MacLeod, who on Sun-
day, March 8, 'quietly celebrated
their 32nd wedding anniversary at
a family dinner at which all their
children, two daughters-in-law and
little granddaughter, were,preeent:
Mr. and Mrs: Robert MacLeod and:
little Cathy, London; Mr. and Mrs.
'Malcolm MacLeod, Clinton; John
R. • and Misses Dorothy Ann and
Margaret, at home, and •Miss Janet
MacLeod, London. , The evening
was a very happy one for all the.
members of the family. L. H. D.
(Louie) MacLeod served overseas
in World' War'I with the 161st bat-
talion, but it was after,he return-
ed from overseas that he met tate
Scottish lassie from Stirling, who
had emigrated to Canada in 1910,
who was to become his wife. At
the home of his sister, Mrs. J.
Brock, Port Dover, L. H. D. Mac-
Leod was married to Miss Marjor-
ie Russell, in a quiet ceremony
performed: by the Presbyterian
minister, the Rev. Mr. Robertson,
on the evening of March 8, 1921.
They were attended by Mr. and
Mrs, Brock. (Mr. Brock has since
passed away). The following day
"Louie" brocgiit •:his bride to. re-
side in his native village where he
was engaged in fiehing and where
they have continued to reside. It
was Mrs. MacLeod's first sight of
there
She recalls that
Bayfield.
was no snow on the ground. She
thought then that it was the
love-
liest place she had ever seen, and
the years have not changed her
opinion.. Through illness, "Louie"
was -forced to retire from the fish-
ing industry a few years ago, and
Lake Huron lost the most skilful
sailor on the east shore. If a boat
were ig distress, it was "Louie"
who braved the worst storms, to
go to the rescue. He is well -vers-
ed in navigation and his knowledge
of lake lore and marine matters is
profound. He is widely known in
these respects, both by the many
with •whom he has come in -con-
tact, an'd,•those who have made his
acquaintance through Prof. Fred
Landon's noted book, "Lake Hur-
on."—Clinton News -Record.
The annual .Masonic At -Home,
held in the lodge rooms• recently,
drew one of the largest crowds in
years as more than 75 people, com-
prising members and their wives,
sat down to play progressive euchre
and enjoy a few hours together. A
word of welcome was extended' to
the gathering by the Worshipful.
Master, Borden Scott, following
which 18 tables were in active
competition, and 15 games were
played. Winners were announced
as follows: high lady, Mrs. Jack
Cowan, Exeter; low lady, Mrs. r -
man Haines; high man, .Bo n
Scott; low man, Donaldald Howes;
most lone -band•s (a three-way tie
between Mrs. Win. Morritt, Scott
Fairservice and . Harry Sturdy).
Harry Sturdy drew an ace and won
the prize. A most sumptuous lunch
hour; in charge of Moody Holland
and his committee, brought an en-
joyable evening to a close, Many
new, faces were noted in the crowd;
and old friends were happy to
have Jack and Della Cowan and
Mrs. Jack Ferguson, all of Exe-
ter, back home for the evening.—
Blyth Standard.
Co-op Completes New -Grain Mill
Exeter District Co-operative held
open house in Renew mill, Brook
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Huron County Farm News I new reservoir of breeding material
Beath of a
By Leslie Cargill
—'One or both—what's the differ -Girls will be girls.'"
ence. Have you forgotten that not I'm worried about the Rotherd-
so long ago it seemed he migit sons."
get off.";1 The inspector wagged me. head'.
wiet
"yes, but that 'guilty' bulli*ass from side to side ponderously. " No
did the trick. .The jury woatt,.•,for doubt you're getting at something,"
get it even if hts counsel has in- he observed„'but what it i)3 iieatrt+
uct d a revision.” me.,,
"Men have got off even after an "I'm not sure myself,. old • man:
initial plea of guilty." Got a paper and penen?
\\I,/ -� "Not with two murder charges "Only these." The blunt stub•sind'
hanging round the neck." diminutive pocket -tablet din' not:
"Perhaps this will set a prece- seem to impress Morrison S'h'arps.
dent. The important point is that From a drawer he obtained half a•
you have connected the cases up dozen sheets of quarto notepaper
deliberately to make the crimes and an almost new pencil.
playsibie- Despite that damning "More puzzles," commented MS-
admission
im
admission by the accused the pros- fr iii e resignedlyfromren) .
ecution depends far too much on Onlifer this time.
circumstantial evidence." I'm going to make a precise of'the
"Damn it, mal, Thorne has ad- case. Jot it down as I dictate."
mined that he made away with his
"Carry on."
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"Right. We'll start at the be -
"Only on a plea that has been "Gerald Rotherson, the first,
withdrawn. That introduces some gihas two sons — Medlin (born.
queer technicalities. As it was not .1863) and Gerald (born 1865).
accepted you've got to wash it out.Gerald marries Alma (born•1867)-
If there is no conviction it will not Martin cuts himself adrift from
be the first occasion an acquittal family and. emigrates to America,
Years Agone
has been secured even after the ,where he•marrie•s., 'Trwo'children
prisoner has proclaimed his own of the issue -James (1898) andi
fault, as you have reminded me.
martin (1899). The elder Mar -
Anyway, inspector, you are surely tin dies. . So. does his wife. =-
Arguing against yourself." forts are made- to, bring ;the two
"I want the truth, sir, the whole
truth, and nothing but th:" boys to England, but apparently
"An ideal the legal s'y strives there .was some provision made
to attain but with qualified success, • by the father that they be edu
I am" afraid.' ."cated in Ainerica:.•' We ought to
"Curse your cynicism:" ' have a copy of that will . - .
"You may. be glad of it before "Don't bother," Matthews inter -
long.' It comes of having -,a sus- pose•d. "We have seen.•tothat. It'
picious mind. Talking of that re -is quite innocuous:, really."
minds me of something." "But at the luquest Alma Roth -
"What's that?" erson described it as vengeful."
"Come round to my place about "Eggeration, sir."
nine o'clock this evening and I'll "Wm!Do you rememlber the
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tell you:" terms?"
"Perfectly. Martin 'Rotherson left'
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CHAPTER XV 1225;000 dollars. The interest was
The hiss of soda -water splashing set apart for the education of the
softly into a tumbler was pleasant- two •children., provided they remain -
y musical. ed in the United States. They were
"I'm glad," Inspector Matthews to share the capital egpally , on
remarked comfortably, setting hiereaching the age of 21, the sur -
bulky form to the contours of his vivor to take all if only one re
padded' armchair, "that you're not maimed. If the educational claus-
making me play chess tonight." es were, not' adhered to the whole
"Don't be too sure. What did sum was to go to named charities."
you say?" "'I see. So the good lady was
"Only a groan, 'sir. Let's die stretching' it somewhat. From her
cuss the whiskey and forget about point of view I have no doubt it
the game." • was unpleasant."
"Queer you should say that." "How do you make that out?"
„Why?" "For one thing ,the .family feud
"Because the two things are was perpetuated .
vaguely connected. However, we "And for another?"
will, as you suggest, discuss the "Ohs ata time, inspector.
whiskey. Last timet remember, I haven't thought it all out for my -
had to grab the bottle out of your self Yet"
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hand, so to speak." "Then ,it isn't any use my press -
"So to speak, sir! .Not that I'd ing you. Shall we get on with the
gone so far as getting hold of it." resume?"
"Fortunately for you." "Where were we?"
"Oh, I don't know. You know a '.The will, sir."
good blend, sir." "Oh yes! Now it goes like Able:
"Also I've a photographic mem- "James eventually goes to
ory. That bottle had been moved." Australia and nothing more is
"Evidently your good landlady heard of him. Martin is next
isn't such 'a paragon after ail." heard of as a film star. We know
"At. least inspector, she doesn't that he was something of 'a. Gay
-pick my cupboard lock with bent Lothario. Next he isunhappily
hairpins. Neither does she dole married to Myrtle .Macklay add
h
my drink with cyan•ide•" mixed up in an affair with his
"Very remiss of her. If I was wife's half-sister, Margaret. Div -
in a similar position the temptation once follows. So we come to the
would be too strong." visit to England and the murder."
"Apparently you don't • under -"All down, Mr. Sharpe."
Stand • what' I'm driying at.""Splendid! That ought to be en-
'No—at least . . . Good heav- ough." ,
ens, you're not trying to tell me "Do you think so? It strikes me,
the drink was tampered with?" as rather bald. You haven't said
"Detection without tears! Yes, anything about the vicar, the death..
you've got the sum right at last." of Mrs. Thorne, or the old lady and.
herdaughter."
"There was somebody called at\
YMortison Sharpechuckled. grim -
your >
d
your place on. the .night in question,
gr
wasn't there?" ly. "I'm saving those up," he re-
"A lady;' according to Mrs. plied- "And the other•will. Doesn't
Beagle. .,, _ it occur to you that the Rotherson
"What a lady! One of our old clan create a lot of co.m•plications
aristocracy I should imagine'" when it comes to disposing of their
"`Maybe you're right." worldly possessions. Martin they
Eh?' elder tied up his children and Mar
"You heard."
tin the younger apparently thought.
"So I did. 'Give•a chap ti•me to enough of his divgrced wife to pro -
collect his 'thoughts. Evidently vide forher comfort.''
you have certain suspicions." "Now- 'you mention it they doe
•"Guesswork,`, my' dear inspector, seem to have been odd."
John Moffat, grain dealer of Kip- sheer guesswork. I'll give you "That's putting it mildly. Money
pen, has purchased the farm .. of three chances." does really seem, to be the root of
Elam Butt, on the London Road.. "Suppose I said Mrs. Bother- all evil, as the old saying has it"
north of Kippen, paying for it the son?" ° "Not in these deaths, surely, sir?
sum of $6,100. "One of them is dead, one is We haven't even considered it as.
William Caldwell, implement ag- presumably in Americaand the a motive."
ent at Hensall, had the misfortune other has vanished out of • sight. "Evidently there are a lot of
on Tuesday . wh'en heuling some Which 'do you mean?" things we haven't properly taken:'
machinery, to slip on the sidewalk "The aunt of course." into account"
and in falling injure himself. pain- "I wonder!"'"Well, I'm ,stili at your disposal.
fully. • "That won't take you far." What next?"
A large and enthusiastic meeting "'No, but it's a beginning. My "Bed•"
of the Seaforth Beaver Lacrosse housekeeper referred to an elderly "Then I'll see • you tomorrow,.
Club was held in the council chain- person." sn••"
ber Tuesday 'evening. The follow- "Wouldn't she know Alma Roth- "Afraid not, inspector. , I'm go-
ing officers were elected at this °erson?" ing away for the day."
meeting: honorary president, W. 0. "I doubt it. However, the best "Something up your sleeve?"
Reid; honorary vice - presidents, thing to do is to inquire.". "Perhaps. You never can tell
Mayor Broadfoot, Dr. C. Mackay )Vire.. Beagle came and shook her until you turn the cuffs right back"
and :Messrs. Parke and, . Pearce; head at the mention of the name. That night. Morrison Sharpe slept
manager, H. M. Jackson; commit- "No, Mr. Sharpe," she replied, soundly, aiwajns a good sign That"
tee, T. Hatcher, J. McKenzie, J. P. "I've heard of her,. but never set he was satisfied with the progress
Bell, P. Freeman, • D. McLeod, E. eyes on the lady to the best of of any problem on which he hap
A. Fox, G. Graves and P. Mulcahy:; my knowledge." pend to be engaged.
honorary members, R. C. Ches- "Grey haired, slight build, walks Next morning he caught the'wright, W. R. Beier, RR, E. John- with a suspicion of a limp train to Landon and spent most of
son, W. W. Meredith and John "Why, sir, that sounds• like the the day browsing in the records at
Mid. visitor I told you about—the one Somerset House. What he learned'
Mr. R. Sararas, one of the well -to- that came in to wait for you." there appeared to interest him con
do farmers of Hay, west of Mr- "Thank you, Mrs. Beagle," sidemably, for .me made copious
ick, was in Seaforth alenday. He "Will that be all, sir?" notes and paid the necessary
was delivering a horse he bad sold "Enough to be going on with." search fees almost gratefully.
to Fowler and Chesney for ship- "And that," observed Inspector Before the poet offices closed he
meat to Barrie. Matthews, cocking an inquiring eye sent -a, wire to Matthews at Neth -
Mi. William .Elliott, town clerk, at the closing door, "is what they. It read:
disposed of his property in Eg- call a queer coincidence." "Find Alma at all costs."
mondville and has''leased the resi- "Circumstantial evidence, in oth- The inspector cursed fluently
dente an Victoria Square, formerly er words," Everything possible had been done
occupied by Dr, Bethune, " If you like. So Martin's aunt already to that end, as he iruteud i•
George Ttlrfcliull and: F. Kling is mixed up!"ed to inform the importunate Mor
have received' two lots of hand- "'Mixed' is the word." rison..Sbarpe.
some carria'g'es and Cbbib horses, "What did she try to poison you Soon after seven' o'clock the op -
which they purchased in the Unit- for, Mr. Sharpe?" portunity arose, for the little pose
ed States. "Or did she?" zie•master rang up the dLD. 'head -
Mr. W. G. Smith, Mc illop, has "If •you're going in for that Marx quarters
sold his 60,acde farm to Mr. Staph- Brothers' dialogue stuff I'm off "About the Rotheason woman,"
en Godkin for $8,600: Mr. Smith "in-. Moms °' he began.
tends going Wrest to engage in the "Not yet, Matthews. I'd like you Matthews cut him short. "Were
ranchingusinossti- _ _ ....___ .----..._tu_staY,.. I'ln scare!)." not magicians," snapped back -
the
to the lack" of interest in ' "Scared, Not you," . . ... „If; she wcs heie we'd.!rave- got
the conducting of a cheese factory "But I am." hold of her by now."
in the "W'alttln locality, the dirge- "Afraid .of another attempt on Mr. Sharpe's voice came 'back
tors decided to sell out, The build- your life?" urgently: "1t is vitally important
big tVvhg xrhlrasdd by'llhos.11doF'ad- "Oh, that! No. That doesn't that elle is Pound quickly. 1 c'ar't
Sean., ' rr., and AIeit Mwxay+ for matter." . tell you Lever the 'phone, but, be -
$200; •olive, )engine, bolter, Ste,, by, Ai1 i can slay is that 1 shouldn't hews me; I'm not riling for noth-
.Mob `ttt'ee regard it as a joke if anyone )tab- in• ,.
L onaltl at &0, ,cud fibA d Y O.S.?
house tC*libre the mint: w s ye.eety o 8d salt' whiskey with dyanidle,, it � broadcast an S.
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edi, •lb l '0''. 1 , Shoidici at 5,. Rated it your own Vt ay, &memo (Continued on 2yal e' 7)
Excitement or tension
may often bring
On attacks of stuttering.
Infinite patience is required
When a child
in speech defects is mired,
Dept of -National Health and Welfare
Interesting Items Picked From
The Huron Expositor of Twen-
ty-five and Fifty Years Ago
From The Huron Expositor
March 23, 1928
Miss Margaret MacLaren, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Y. MaeLar-
en, Hensel', ie receiving many con-,
gratulatione on winning first prize
hi the oratory contest held in
Stratford last Friday.
Mr. Fred Crich has finished his
contract with the National Baking
Company at Kingston and is spend-
ing a few holidays here.
Miss Ruby McCrae has taken a
position in Keating''s Drug Store,
Miss Beatrice Seip, who has been
bookkeeper in the John +MacTavish
store, has accepted a A:eller posi-
tion in Hotel London, and leaves
Monday to assume her new duties.
The boys of the United Church,
Brucefleld, had a, successful min-
strel show in the basement of the
church Friday evening. Rei. Brem-
ner was chairman. Much credit for
the success must be given' to the
four .endmen: Geo. Knight,' Lawr-
ence Warman, Bill 'Scott and Ell-
wood Stackhouse. The,.musical part
was under the leadership of Elean-
or Snider, 'ami the cast included
Cliff Broadfoot, ,Bert Boyes, Stan
Reid, Harold Armstrong, Alex Ad-
dison, Dave McIntosh and Wilson
McCartney.
Mr. D. H. Stewart, who has been
conducting a successful butchering
business in Seaforth for several
years, has disposed of the business
to his son, Mr. G. A. Stewart. '
On Thursday afternoon, a suc-
cessful auction sale was conducted
by G. H. Elliott for Mr. Harry Hor-
ton, Jr., on the 3rd concession,
Tuckers/0th. On the following
Monday evening about 90 friends
and neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. Hor-
ton assembled at .their home to
bid farewell before their departure
to their new home in Hensel'. They
presented them with a reading
lamp and a pair of military brush-
es.
The members of thecongrega-
tion of Goshen United -Church met
Mr. E. ,
at the home of Johnson,
Stanley township,
Friday evening
to spend a,..social evening with
them before their removal to Gode-
rich, The membersof the •church
and their presented presented them
with a reed rocking chair, George
E, with a Bible, and Wilbert with
a military brush set. •
Approximately 750 farmers at- would be available. Some of these
tended' the main afternoon pro-
gram at the County Seed Fair to
hear an excellent panel on Con-
servation, and were present for the
sale of the 10 -bushel lots of seed.
The top 10 -bushel lot of Register-
ed No. 1 Beaver Oats sold for $2.85
per bushel, and the top 10 -bushel
lot of 'Commercial No. 1 Galore
Barley sold- for $2.35 per bushel.
The grand champion lot of seed for
the show; one-half bushel of alfal-
fa, sold for $17.25. -
Lists Of seed available in the
county have ,been compiled and are
in great demand as there is not
nearfy enough seed available loea:l..
ly to meet the demand. Quite a
number of farmers in the county
purchased herd sires at the recent
bull sale in Toronto. Purebred hog
breeders report increased inquiries
for breeding stock. Hatchery op-
erators report a.recent increase in
the sale of baby chicks. '
Rust Resistance From
Wild Wheat Relatives
:New races of rust are constantly
arising and )some' of these are cap-
able of attacking our present bread
Wheat varieties. A good example is
the recent advent of race 15B of
stem rust. The wheat breeder is
constantly striving to keep ahead
of the rust threat by incorporating
into our present standard varieties
the resistance of varieties intro-
duced from all over the world.
Some of these wheats have good
resistance to our present rusts, but
ui�,doubtedly new races will arise
td- attack many of them. Hence a
longrange view must be taken by
the plant breeder to obtain suit-
able material to satisfy not only
present need's•, but 'also future
needs.
Since it Is becoming increasingly
difficult to find new resistant
-WIVersfor )bleeding, other iii rcus
should be explored to supple'inent
the dt>,ttply of resieta.nce, says It O.
'McGinnis, Laboratory of Cereal
Breeding, Winnipeg, It Is kito'dvn
that certain wild gdrasses related, to
tailteate-•-various filiedies of Agrbp'
ron, Aegilops aisd iiayhaldtiia--have
etcelleht resistance. should a.
transfer of t'lhis resistance to M.A..
,)nod *hest prove possible, theii;;4
grasses do not cross readily with
wheat, or when they do cross, pro-
duce sterile hybrids. When this
happens, a different method of
breeding must be used. First, two
grasses are crossed and then the
resulting hybrid is treated with a
chemical such as colchicine. Col-
chicine can cause the chromosome
gun be.r to double in the plant cells
and the hybrid thereby becomes
fertile and stable: This is called
"species building" because such
hybrids' are actually new species. In
many cases these new species Gan
be crossed successfully, with wheat,
_In this way the rust resistance of
certain wild grasses may be trans-
ferred to wheat.
In 1951, a program such as out-
liired• was started at the Cereal
Breeding Laboratory. Undoubtedly
the program will meet with many
require
adversities and will a num-
ber of years before its practicabil-
ity can be fully assessed.
Seed Treatments
According to registration records
for 1952, 33 brands of seed treat=
invents were registered, under the
Pest Control Prod'uets Act, admin-
istered
dministered .by the Plant Products Divi-
sion, Department of Agriculture.
These products were registered by
16 firms, many of 'which provided
Canadian farmers with other pesti-
tid'es for the control of ddseaSes
and insects affecting agricultural
production. More than half of
these seed treatments. are new pro-
ducts only available to farmers' in
the last few years. The following
is a brief outline- of the types of
seed treatments available: Fungi-
cidal (Mercurial), 15 preparations;
Fungicidal (Nen-mercurial), 10 pre-
pa'ratione; Insecticidal (Lindane),
4preparations; Insecticidal-Fungi-
ciiila:l (Lindane plus, Mercurial), 4
preparations.
nis- ilmonitlal ` `reatuients -are-
designed to disinfegt seed, and to
protect it from sol -borne diseas-
es; The newer fdrmu,ations con-
tain one of the following ingredd-
eiiita: Phenyl Mercurio) Acetate
(rum which is effective against
gi t (eiteept loose Spiut),'seedling
Welt and seedr rot Of flare. 1''MA Is
'Wide to mill told , therefore shxrtil'd
!tried mil,hge ,o;
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From The Huron Expositor
March 20, 1903 '
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