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The Huron Expositor, 1956-03-02, Page 71 Dolmage,-SeafOrth, was re,* Witted age1;it at. the - annual meeting . of the Huron County Tuappers' AssoeliatIon held In Clic- fon on Friday night - Other officer§ returned for an- other year are,: vice=presidents, Elmer Trick, Clinton; Eimer Shade, Egmondville; directors: L'ob Johnston (chairman), Murray East, Joe Beckler, Mervin Batkin, Earl Doucette, all of Clinton; audi- iter, Austin Harris, Bayfield; sec- retary -treasurer, Keith Cox, Bay- lieid- Harold Cantelon, Bruce County Conservation Officer, gave a talk San rabies. A discussion on the va- lue of fur auctions Wok place. Members were in favor of them. 3t was reported fur buyers in the •district pay $1.25 for coon skins, lbu.t hid up to $1.50 for the skins at auction. Arrangements were mane for representation at the fur auctions is Brantford March 26 and and April 23. Films on hunting and Fishing were shown with commen- tary by Donald Epps. Another meeting of the trap- pers' association will be held in late April when it is felt the wea- ther will allow more of the out-of- town inemb'ers . to be present.. RE -VITALIZED CLEANING, is Better Than Ever, at Buchanan Cleaners Mount„ Forest More Spots and Stains Removed Garments stay rlonr ,7nnger. will wear longer. Phone 669 r 2 - Seaforth ANDY CALDER Agent MON. and THURS. 'MORNINGS Things have changed a lot since our grandparents' time. They were traditionalists. •On May 24th, the Queen's birthday, there were al- ways four great events. . We discarded our winter under- wear. We set off firecrackers. We had our first swim. And, finally, we planted the garden, all of it. It didn't make much difference about the weather. It might have been warm• for weeks, but we still had to keep on the red flannels. We were not allowed to go near the creek and the garden lay fal- low. On the other hand, there might have been even .a...belated snowstorm. But on the 24th, re- gardless, the garden went in and so did the hardiest swimmer, at least for a stroke or two. We, do things more gradually now. We don't, for instance, wait for a certain date on the calendar before we 'start to garden, or at least start to plan our garden, and planning is ,just about as in- teresting and pleasant. In. fact, in any part of Canada ;we can start planning right now. • • Ever since Eden, man and gar- dening have beeecios.ely associat- ed, but that does' not mean that this most interesting of recrea- tions is the same as Adam and Eve knew it. There has been con- tinual change and improvement. Indeed, it is this constant devel- opment, sparked by plant breed - 1 is T TOWN OF SEAFORTH Tax Prepayment Receipts for 1956 The Town of Seaforth will pay 4% per annum, up to August 31, 1956, on all Prepaid Taxes. Certificates and full particulars may be obtain- ed at the Town Clerk's Office, in the Town Hall. D. H. WILSON - Treasurer ers and enthusiasts, that makes gardening so intensely interesting. Many of the flowers, shrubs and vegetables that our grandparents planted would be as much out of place today in the modern garden as the old wood stoves are out of place in our up -to date kitchen, or the model T on our super -high- ways. True, we use many of the same names. There is still Golden Ban- tam .corn, petunias, asters and our most popular and beautiful of phlox. " The lilac remains one of shrubs. But there is little similar- ity except in name with those plants in our garden today. There has been a vast improvement in quality, in productiveness, in col- ors and in resistance to disease. Hardier, Earlier, Better ionlg< of 'thea ltrlefrt on ttlic prkiblemir PkeK400 the Gordon C rnmia'suln, express the v iew°'`that the, days of the fam fly farm are 1400 red 4.1g the farm of the future` wl tie 'a !Algol Offal'', a purely business"en. terprise, operated by business men On the same principles and, by, the same methods as factories and other industrial enterprises. Those who hold this view Fong tend that successful farming to-„ day requires scientific knowledge, managerial ability and huge capi- ta investments, which few indi- viduals possess, and that only joint stock companies with large capital resources are abletoas- semble the land, the equipment and the talent essential to success in farming today. Not all farmers agree with this view. A moderately successful farmer on a medium size farm tells us tat big business has not done away with small businesses, and that big farming will not do away with the family size farm. Not so many years- ago garden corn, for instance, was a luxury in most parts of Canada. It took too long to mature. It was not hardy enough except for the warm- er parts of Canada. And when we did succeed in 'growing a few cobs, the season lasted only a few days. And in flo rs and shrubs, too, we were limits to a few standard colors, not very bright - and all gone in a matter of days. Now with vast improvements in hardiness, coloring and quality, we can have gardens almost any- where in Canada, right up into the Yukon and around Great Slave Lake if necessary. Worithwhile Additions All that is necessary is a little planning, a little studying of a Canadian seed catalogue and a lit- tle yearly help from the plant breeders who are producing new. and better plants every season. In recent years through the All- American Selections they have giv- en us several new and more high- ly colored petunias, a new almost coreless carrot, brighter mari- golds, larger and more brightly colored zinnias, new varieties of corn, melons, cucumbers and oth- er vegetables that will resist dis- ease and mature even well into the cooler sections of Canada. All these improvements have been thoroughly tested in trial grounds in Canada. They will add new interest to any garden. e v *'of MRPtIt , h ess tantthe mortgagessagi At. For several Years things were, tough. with hh1m ; very -tong i, Pen the eYele,.,phanged. Better seasons brought better erops, aiid another war brought better,, price. Today he is on .his "feet again, go, ing, strong and more prosperous" than ever.. But be is not convinced that big farming is the best. "Bonanza farming," he calls it, because it is hugely profitable when luck is with you, disastrous when your luck runs, out. ;ate', i" In our opinion the size of a farm should be proportioned to the size of the farmer. A big man cap- able of managing big things, will- ing to take big risks, able to meet success without losing his head, and failure without toting his heart, is the man for the big farm; and in a free economy that is where you are likely to find him. But we are not all big men; most of us are just ordinary; and for most of us the ordinary size farm is the best. The scientific knowledge requir- ed for successful agriculture can be acquired by any intelligent far- mer if he sets his mind to it, and modern equipment can be, and is being made to suit the medium size farm. With this equipment the farmer and his boy can han- dle twice as much land today as he and his father handled a gen- eration ago, and can do it with less fatigue. A good farm and a good home go well together, and the farmer operating his own farm will do many things to make it go that hired help will not do. Such a farmer has the best incentive in the world for making a success of his farming; and this is easier under modern conditions than it ever was before. We discussed this matter with a big farmer who began in a small way when a young man with no special knowledge but what he had learned on his father's family farm, and no capi- tal but a willingness to work and a faculty for using his head to di- rect this work of his hands. By the time he had reached mid- dle age he was the owner of sev- eral thousand . acres of land, well supplied with buildings and equip- ment, and in addition, he had a large herd of pure-bred cattle. He had considerable debt; but he had every reason to believe he could handle it quite easily. He thought he was sitting on top of the world; and be was convinced that large scale farming was the thing. Then came the failure of mar- kets which we call the depression, and, to make matters worse, came a series of poor crops. He soon learned that large operations en- tail large costs, and that such costs don't always adjust them- selves to declines in the market. His revenues declined, but his '5o YEARS OF PROGRESS* �r �neaaune�L:a edotedi- What memories are stimulated in grandfather's mind with thoughts of his own boyhood? His was an age of manpower, steam and clock- work. In the half century separ- ating his boyhood from that of his grandson, electricity has literally "taken over", to become the life- blood in the pulse of progress. In that relatively short span of years, Ontario Hydro has grown • from a conception in men's minds to one of the largest organizations of its kind in the world. Today, Hydro owns and operates 64 hydro- electric and 2 large fuel -electric generating stations, and is presently co-operating in the development of Canada's first nuclear -electric gen- erating station, to provide power from the atom. Who can say how much power will be required 50 years from to- day? New applications are found daily for this most versatilek.of all commodities. No matter where you look electricity is atwork in the never-ending search for better liv- ing, opening new horizons that mean a brighter future for all. THE HYDRO, FAMILY ASSURES YOUR ELECtRICAL FUTURE SDHS Team Best hi Hockey Series, Defeats Preston Seaforth District High School de- feated Preston High School in an inter -Collegiate hockey game in Seaforth Arena on Monday. The Seaforth Golden Bears whipped Preston 10-4 to take a 12 -goal lead in the -goals -to -count series. Line- Seaforth$ Hwsons rang down` "the: curtain on the 1!955 1hockey,sg)ag•. son: Thursday' night when they lost'.; out to the Sarniaf egionna res }u lite final game of 'a best -of -seven series that went all seven games to. 'decide a winner. Those that saw the game, I'm sure, will tell you it was a great contest. It was every bit a§ good as the previous one here, and it was a thriller. All we can say is that the Sarnia team had a small, edge, which meant the winning of the series. We wish Sarnia team every suc- cess as they continue in the play- offs. Although the Seaforth Hurons played good hockey the better part of the season, in our mind they were not by any means as strong a team as those that have re- presented Seaforth in former years. However, they are worthy of congratulations on their fine showing and the men behind the hockey team should be congratu- lated for their continued efforts to carry hockey on in Seaforth. I might say that as far as we are concerned, the only black mark against the whole hockey season was the fact that the team did not receive the support they should have, and this fact has hampered hockey here in Seaforth for the past few years. We have men- tioned in these columns many times questions as to why Seaforth and district fans will not come out and support this fine winter sport. This year we can hardly" blame the weather, because we have had good weather all season, which H oc�d permit the sporting public to attend any or all games this year. If hockey is going to survive in Seaf+ rth, something will have to be done to arouse the interest of the people in the game. What will happen next fall will be a large question to be answered through the intervening months. Another team$ to be sidelined last week was the Midgets. The locals pat up a great fight against Mit- shell in their best -of -seven series. Seaforth's representatives were: goal, B. McGonigle; defence, J. Williams. W. McMichael; centre, R. Williams; wings, B. Roberton, Dinsmore; alternates. P. Dale, R. Scoins, B. Wright. I. Schenk. Seaforth Bantams defeated Mil- verton by a 4-3 score to win a berth in the W:O.O.A. Bantam "C" finals. Seaforth won the best -of - three series 2-1, and were to meet the Port Elgin team in a best -of-, five series Saturday night for the first game. This game was post- poned due to the severe storm Saturday afternoon. We hope to get all the news we can on this series as each game is played, and wish the team every success. With the Hurons out now, it is expected that the fans will turnout and see some of these playoffs. Come and help the boys along with your support. $$ We are pleased to inform you. through our friend. Jack Eisler. that Seaforth's Pee -Wee entry is in for Young Canada Week being held in Goderich during it Eas- ter holidays. Jack also''' stated that Abeteam has been practising consistently and the ','best players available will represent Seaforth in the tournament. Jack is the Legion's sports tiirector and has been one of the busiest men in hockey this season. Everyone that can assist Jack in this worthy task should be out every Saturday morning at the arena where the Legion hockey games for the young boys are held. Any aid would be appreciated. and Jack should be heartily congratulated and thanked for the fine work he is doing for the youth of this town. Best of luck in every way to you. Jack! We know you are doing your best. ups: SEAFORTH—B. McGonigle, K. Bell, B. Strong, R. Mason, B. Mc- Fadden, J. Bocchini, R. Scoins, B. Wright, W. Roberton, B. Dinsmore, W. McMichael, P. Besse, L. Eyre, K. Thompson, J. Baker. PRESTON—B. Bartels, J. Gil - low, B. Cockburn, N. Turner, R. Foley, W. Gatehouse, G. Onorato, B. Richardson, B. Schindler, D. Woods, L. Blundell, W. Miller, J. Barr, C. Matison. Seaforth goals and assists—Mc- Fadden (Mason., Bocchini), Rober- ton (Scoins. Dinsmore), Scoins (Roberton), McFadden (Mason), McFadden (unassisted), Mason (McFadden, Bell), Mason (Bocch- ini),, Mason (Roberton), Bell (Rob- erton), Mason (Roberton), McFad- den (Scoins), Bell (unassisted), Bell (unassisted), Mason (Bocch- ini), Scoins (Dinsmore, Roberton), Bell (Scoins). Seaforth penalties—B. Wright, 2 mins. tripping; K. Thompson, 2 mins. elbowing; B. McFadden, 5 mins. fighting; J. Bocchini, 2 mins. interference; K. Thompson, 2 mins. roughing, 2 mins. crosscheck, 2 mins. roughing, 2 mins. holding; K.. Bell, 2 mins. charging. . Preston goals and assists=Foley (Miller, Burr), Onorato (Richard- son, Cockburn). Burr (Gatehouse), Foley (Burr). Preston penalties — Onorato, 2 mins. slashing; Mattison, 2 mins. charging; Gatehouse. 2 mins. trip- ping; Mattson, 5 mins. fighting; Onorato, 2 mins. elbowing; Barr, 2 mins. highsticking. FARM ``NEWS - Black Stem in Oats Black stem in oats has given growers and plant breeders cause for considerable worry during re- cent years. The disease, accord- ing to R. A. Derick. Canada De- partment ,: of Agriculture. is not prevalent in,;`the West but is wide- spread in Eastern Canada and par- ticularly severe in the Atlantic provinces. In some years it has caused alarming damage to the oat crop in parts of Quebec and On- tario. Plant breeders have been searching for an oat variety which will resist the disease and al- though hundreds of varieties have been grown in the east over the last five years none has shown high resistance to black stem ex- cept a few belonging to the wild oat species. The conditions under which black stem develops best are not too well known. However,. general ob- servations in infected areas have indicated that the development of the disease is favored by moist, warm weather and soils high in nitrogen. Plant pathologists both at Ottawa and Winnipeg are co-op- erating closely with plant breeders in an effort to find out many cern-- plicated details concerning the disease. They are particularly in- terested in more information about the life history of the disease or- ganisin. Black stern disease shows up first on the leaves of oat plants as small, brownish, oblong spots often with a purplish tinge, usually be- fore the shot blade stage. Later the diseased areas become larger, more irregular and take on a grey- ish brown appearance. If the dam- aged area on the leaves is large enough to interfere with the nor- mal flow of plant food, the plants may become somewhat stunted. Following the leaf spotting stage, the disease may show up on the straw, particularly the lower half. Darkened areas appear an the rip- ening straw which, under severe infection begins to rot and is weakened to the point of lodging. When the infection is severe, the darkened areas on the straw may -extend the full Iength of the plant and may even eause discoloration of the grain. Some progress has been made on black stem studies but there is still much more work to be done in the development of resistant varieties and devising methods of control. To facilitate snow retoo ;a on the Streets' `of thismid allowed. between the hours '8 a.m, 4 This order will be strictly enforced in accordance with the Highway Traffic' 'At _ Section 43, .Subsection 9. , . Notice is Hereby Given that the Municipality will not be responsible for any damages caused to parked vehicles as the result of snow removal operations. EXPOSITOR WANT ADS BRING RESULTS — Phone 41 SEAFORTH MONUMENT WORKS T. P ryde & Son ALL TYPES OF CEMETERY MEMORIALS Enquiries Are Invited Telephone Numbers: Clinton 1620 Seaforth 573 Exeter 41 Officer: "Lady, why' did you keep on going after I whistled?" Lady Driver: "Sorry, officer, but I'm hard of hearing." Officer: "Well, don't worry about that. You'll get your, hear- ing in the morning." 132 per aere. $ Winter really stepped into the district and town last week. Driv- ing was hazardous most of the week, with the worst storm coming on Saturday. The sky took on many hues during the morning, and about noon the rain turned in- to a blinding snowstorm, which caused many forms of entertain- ment to be cancelled. By all signs. Spring is far off as yet. With March just around the cor. ner. anything cap happen. Will it come in like a lion, or will it be like a lamb? We shall see . . weshall see! _ $ It's all in the game. Casey Stengel, of the New York Yankees. held a press conference at the training camp the other day. One New York sports writer. who wears a hearing aid, was late for the conference. Hurriedly adjust- ing his aid, he prepared to take notes. but he couldn't hear a word Stengel was saying, although he could see Stengel's lips- moving. The writer thought the aid was gone, or that. he had gone stone deaf. The press gang couldn't re- strain themselves any longer. They rolled on the ground laugh- ing! Apparently, Stengel had cooked up the gag, while the other reporters co-operated. Stengel was just moving his lips making no sound, and the New York writer was too relieved to be peeved. Read' the Advertisements — It's a Profitable Pastime (BUS1NES$ AND PROrESSIONAL. MEDICAL DR. M. W. STAPLETON Physician and Surgeon Phone 90 : Seaforth If no answer, call 59 JOHN A. GORWILL, BA., M.D. Physician and Surgeon Phones: Office 5-W; Res. 5-J Seaforth JOHN C. GODDARD, M.D. Physician and Surgeon Phone 110 Hensall SEAFORTH' CLINIC • Telephone 26 E. A. McMASTER, BA., M.D. Internest Telephone 27 P. L. BRADY, M.D. Surgeon Telephone 55 DR. E. MALKUS Telephone 26 EVENINGS: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday only, 7-9 p.m. Appointments may be made. Irrigation of Potatoes Distinct increases in the yield of potatoes were effected by sprink- ler irrigation in an experiment by the Field Husbandry Division. De- partment of Agriculture at Ot- tawa, in the years 1953 and 1955. The year 1954 was too wet for ir- rigation to be required. For 1953 and 1955 the average annual yield of potatoes in this experiment was 365 bushels per acre on irrigated land and 253 bushels on unirrigat- ed land. a difference in favor of irrigation of 45 per cent. The av- erage annual farm value of the increase of 112 bushels for irriga- tion was $136. as compared with the estimated cost of irrigation of OPTOMETRIST JOHN E. LOT GSTAFF Optometrist Seaforth 791 :' Clinton 401 Eyes Examined — Glasses Fitted MAIN STREET, SEAFORTH Office Hours: Seaforth, daily, except Monday, 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Clinton: Monday, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (MeLaren's Studio). VETERINARY D. J. McKELVIE, D.V.M. Veterinary Surgeon HENSALL, ONT. PHONE 99 TURNBULL & BRYANS VETERINARY CLINIC J. 0. Turnbull, D.V.M. W. R. Bryans, D.V.M. Phone 105 Seaforth LEGAL AUCTIONEERS A. W. SILLERY Barrister, Solicitor, Etc. Phones: Office 173, Residence 781 SEAFORTH ONTARIO PERCY C. WRIGHT Licensed Auctioneer CROMARTY Livestock and farm sales a spe- cialty. For a better auction sale, call the WRIGHT Auctioneer. Phone Hensall 690 r 22. ' EDWARD W. ELLIOTT Licensed Auctioneer Correspondence promptly an- swered. Immediate arrangements can be made for sale dates by Phoning 455-J, Clinton. Charges moderate and satisfaction guaran- teed. McCONNELL & HAYS Barristers, Solicitors, Etc. PATRICK D. McCONNELL SEAFORTH, ONT. Telephone 174 CHIROPRACTIC D. H. McINNES Chiropractic - Foot Correction COMMERCIAL HOTEL Monday, Thursday — 1 to 8 p.m. ACCOUNTING RONALD G. McCANN Public Accountant CLINTON ONTARIO Office: Phones: Royal Bank Office 561. Res. 455 A. M. HARPER Chartered Accountant 55 South St. Telephone Goderich 343 Licensed Municipal Auditor. INSURANCE THE McKILLOP MUTUAL FIRE . INSURANCE CO. HEAD OFFICE—SEAFORTH, Ont. OFFICERS: President - Wm. F. Alexander, Walton Vice -Pres. - Robert Archibald, Seaforth Manager and Sec.-Treas. - M. A. Reid, Seaforth DIRECTORS: E. 3. Trewartha, Clinton; J. L. Malone, Seaforth; Chris. Leon- hardt, Bornholm; Robert Archi- bald, Seaforth; John H. McEwing, Blyth; William S. Alexander, Wal- ton; Harvey Fuller. Goderich; J. E. Pepper, Brucefield; Allister Broadfoot, Seaforth. AGENTS: William Leiper, Jr., Londes- boro; J. F. Prueter, Brodhagen; Selwyn Baker, Brussels; Erie Munroe, Seaforth. O O O O O O O o 0 0 0 o O W. J. CLEARY. O O Seaforth, Ont. o 0 LICENSED EMBALMER 0 O and FUNERAL DIRECTOR 0 0 Night or Day Calls — 335 0 O O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O O o BOX O Junerat Otrbice' 0 R. S. 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