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LOSELY LINKED with the sound principles of conservative banking that have stood the test of time, the Bank of Toronto has ever been an institution that has looked forward with courage and condence to the destiny that the future holds for the Dominion of Canada. . ._ \_`."I "-3 .' Ever widening the scope of its service, the Bank of Toronto now maintains branches throughout the Dominion, with facilities for overseas and international commerce that have enabled it to render invaluable aid to citizens of a country that now stands fth among the trading nations of the world. ..u.uu.L.L_I_I.J` JJ1.UUb1_llf Barrie Juniors. HISTORY OF DEMOCRACY mEBA_N1{if`?fi?? mamm V fskizl/z'.}2aozI'a 3&3 Japan has 0.: naval budget for 1.'-)`Jb which reaches about $158,137,000, but the United Stattes budget for ' the same period stands at $460,000,- 000. Let us hope that the nations will not be hurried into a race fox the largest and mosrt. destruc`;iv(: navy. That way lies waste, hatxcd and destruction. . V-".1 Democracy, however, is the best form of government in the world to- day, and we should do everythingi possible to preserve it. Democracy is undergoing a severe test. In Russia. we have Sovietism, which means absolute power for the few. In Germany we have Nasism, where people are led, not ruled by 21 dic- tater. In Italy there is Fascism, an- other form of dictatorship. In all these countries democracy never had a strong hold, and they are still ex- \ pol-imenting. -nu . 11 .1 ;1,,1 1-x ,,,11 ,_. . ..-.--... Donald Bell extended the thanks of the meeting to Mr. Drury for his able address, which was seconded by Ray Lougheed. I Wnllnu-inrr H-no mirlv-mzu: an l1n1n- :. l1u1_v uougneeu. I Following the address an hour s; dancing was enjoyed by the Jun- inrg It was, however, a long struggle to , the recogmIition'that everyone had a - say. The religious wave from the preaching of the Wesleys, the French v revolution and the war between the ~ idea that all men are equal. ` to go to the country United States helped to hasten the franchise. Modern democracy is based on the It has its Weakne-ss in that While we choose our representatives, We have no say as to what they may do after being elected, in the opinion of Mr. Drury. The people should have more to say in deciding important issues. Then it seems unreasonable that a govern- ment should be defearted and have if it cannot get support to pass a measure. A government should only be defeated ` only on a want of condence vote. 'I\ . .- and England, all the extension of Illellll D_V EHO Z11'lSI1'OCI"c1Cy. Democracy is based on the theory that all men are equal and independ- ent. It originated in W'es-tern Eur- ope some 2,000 years ago, when the people were pushed back and the mi- gration started to Austria. G,ei'man_v and other countries. There w1:1s a process of selection, those of a more independent nature going to Don- mark, Norway Britain and Sweden. Th-ese would not accept any man as master. In England, before the Normlzxn conquest, there was a form of democracy, though of a rourzh sort. Following the Norman con- Lung, now wxtn aosomte authority, was little better than the barons. The people, strong in their convic- tion of the equality of man, decid- ed that the power of the King` must be curbed. King Charles 1., though [I good fellow, was a weaklling, and parliament gained strengfth, Leading to the beheading of the King. Crom- well took control for a time, but his aim was to assum-e obsolute author- ity, and it was perhaps fortunate that his son was a weakling. Charles 11. followed and James, who were both weak, and pua-rliamlent gained .complete control, and since then has been supreme. -r1, 1 quest there was a tyranny of feudal- ism and strong castles were built. It was determined to crush the power of the barons and support was given to a King. With the W7ars of the Roses many of the Barons were killed off, but the King, now with absolute authority, little h-pttpr than Hm hm-nn: `lion acres. In 1901 the West had! `m.-at dr:m*backs. In 1901 tihe Prairie Provinces hadl fteen million acres of occupied farm land; in 1931 this had in- creased to one hundred and ten mil- 24.3 per cent. of the occupied farm` land in the Dominion and in 1951' this had increased to 67.3 per ccni. of the total. There is a great fut- ure for .r:e_~ Prairies despite. all re |UIl1y E21018 SUUCK. Well over a million bushels 01 certied seed potatoes h-a-ve been sold ` annually for the past nine years. The bulk of the seed produced is ex ported. The best potato growers in other countries appear to appreciate the value of good seed and in spite of plentiful local supplies will pary` the additional freight and tariff] charges to secure Canadian Certified` Seed potartoes. Growers are advised to secure their supplies immediately as seed stocks are getting very low I Lists of growers having seed for sale are obtainable free from the `Dominion Blotanisnt, Central Experi- mental Farm, Ottawa. l:uUUJ.' appuamauice LUJUIIE. There are no regulations in -effect which prevent anyone from using any kind of popttaoes for seed pur-l poses, and some of the stores are.` selling table potatoes in their seed` departments, but it is the purchaser s privilege, if he pays more than reg- ular table stock prices, to demand `the ofcial tag otherwise he may get `only `cable stock. Wall nvnr n milllinn ln1c11n'ls: n1 . btildu LJULELDOBS. ` There is denite need of eld in- spections for seed potatoes, as cer- tain virus diseases are not obs-erv- able in the `tubers and can only be identied in the growing plants. Obviously only low yields can be ex- pected from diseased plants. It is a big mistake to conclude that good seed potatoes can be selected by, tuber appearamce alJone. ~ There are rm ~rpn-nln+.innc in .nH~`.-mil 2 With the increasing prevalence ; and number of diseases of potatoes acid the greater risk in purchasing : seed about which nothing is known by the purchaser, has come the real- ization that the production of higl` class seed requires. special care. A very satisfactory system of seed po tato certication has been develope' in Canada by the Division of Botany Central Experimental Farms Branch, and is based upon two eld inspec- tions of the growing crop and of the tubers after harvest. Only seed poe tatores which meet the standard for cerication are eligible for sale as certied seed, and `ofcial tags are supplied for every package of such seed. Therefore if `the Government tag is not on the package the pota- toes are table stock only and seed prices should not be paid. Their are two grades only of seed pota- toes, Ce11tied Extra No. 1 and Certied Small Sized 1% ozs. Ii the tags do not! specify either of these grades, the potatoes are not seed potatoes. Tlwnrn iv: rlnnif- nnml nf nlrl in- I l | l CERTIFIED `SEED POTATOES LJULHDUU5, dub CBl"| ' DI` 'l 11'.`l'Yt+Q TE 1'9 0 'pJ.ulll1) and wen Illled. Experimen`na:ists and plant breed- ers are emphasizing strongly the matter of adoption of varieties to sections of the country as a whole. Selection of variety, the1'ei'ore_ calls for more special attention than may be genenmlly supposed. Suitability 01' val-iety slioulxd be determined by date of n1a1'Iu'ity, yield. and l11ul'l{| value. Eflicient cleaning contributes in a large measure towards the good quzxiity of seed. This may be g(:0l11pllSl'lC(l by using a properly `equipped and operated hand fanning mill. If this is not available a cen- tral isced cleaning plant should be Ol11plv0)'(.'{l. Assisted by g`ove1'nment Sl1l3\'Cl]tl0I1 in many instances, such cleaning plants have been established lat (liil'e1'ent points. mu. .Lu.L Au. en.:XIt t: joint meeting following, an J0Ya e program was iven, th Lnain feature being an gaddress oii `C'Dh]ruHr1;torr3Ir`hof D:tn}ocracy by . . . e me mg was resa - ed over by Cecil Chappell, prgsidenf 2; Ba1'I'iebJunior}s1, and in gvelcoming e mem ers e stress-e the im- portance of aiitendance at the month- ly meetings and of being there on . tlme. Community sing-ing was led` * by Hrs. Plage, with Miss Helen; Eisher at the piano. A feature 3 greatly enjoyed was several num- bers by the old time sep-tette, con- sisting of seven juniors who have been training for some time under Mfrs. Page. Dressed in old-time ' costumes they displayed real talent 1 in Wihei1 the Old Man Died and 1 The Tatting Bee. Democracy Best Form of 1 Government . ` Speaking on the History of De- Q mocracy, Sheri E. C. Drury said ` i1`fgm`?3e dei31i 2`iy Ycsoicil ` there had always been some fornvz of government. Sometimes it was a 1 despotic monarchy, which was not good; sometimes republic, or govern- ment by the aristrocracy. `noh1nr-1`nr-U ia '|1nc.nr1 nn `Hun H1nnr\v i The Warblo Season '-` Cattle owners are '2ldVlSO(l to ex- amine their cattle closely at this season for evidence of warble grub ini'es-tanllon. The grubs that have been 1nig.rating' in the animal during {the p';.st ten months are showing up now and will continue to appear during April, May and June. i The cattle owners tliall did a goes job of treating` their animals and thereby des-ttroyed all the grubs year ago, need not expect {'0 lint`- very many grubs this season, pet haps one or two per animal. Un treated cattle of a year ago ar- likely to be severely infested ane their backs in bad condition. - A report: has just come in from Barrie Island township saying that the reeve of the township hind jusi examined 100 head of cattle on one concession line and failed to nd any grubs. Four seasons of treat- ing` to kill the grubs on Barrie Is land township cattle has removed the warble lly and heel y pest. \/'\ l1a`. |a chan_L;'e ! In four years to reduce ithe incidence of warble infestation I - . - , rirom an average of 23 grubs pei animal down to fredom from grubs. When the Barrie Island township ciznttle were first examined in l\Iar.:h, 1932, one cow had 121 grubs in her back. This picture has (:`.I1\l}llCly changed and plenty of proof estab- lislied to convince all that the kill- ing of ihe grubs breaks the chain in the warble life history. Kill all the grubs and there can be no more heel flies or warble llies. n1\n\\1;l1.:AI r\\`\+f\Ii:/\ IIrI"1rs IlVr\\.S . ers naturauy become seed-minded. The first thought of a farmer should perhaps be given to an esti mate of the quantity of seed likely lrto be required for the area to be seeded. In this connection sufcient seed should be provided so that the .`ra.-te of seeding of gnaxssres and 'cl'overs, especially , be generous. The next consideration should be given to the quality of'the seed to be used. This consists of the selection of suitable va1'ieties and seed of a high and known grade whether pur- chased or hon1e-grown, thoroughly `cleaned to remove weed see-eds, 11161`; niaterixasl and light-bodied or unde veloped seed or kernels Good seer should not only gave a high percen tage of germination, but should also possess the necessary reserve oi `plant food to sustain the seedling: [against adverse conditions by being `plump and well lled. l<`,\'mn-in1nn+1-via!-5 n\\r` y.1.`...4. 1.....-/I I I` Care of the Farr-Twing Sow A little extra care at flaxiwoxving . will often save at greaier percentage of `the litter. Include some bran 11 V the meal 1+:-iution to prevent a fever ish condition. A week or ten days before fax-1'o\ving' place vthe sow in a i'a1'rowing pen that is dry, clean and free from draughts. Bed Lit 1pen with short straw. Keep 22 fl watchful eye on tthe sow ant farrow l ing time, but do not distuib or as sist her unless absolufely necessary. Provide a warm bran slop for thr sow a few hours ater farrowing. The .Seev.:I Supply J Another sprmgvtlme has come and another seeding sea-s-on when farm- ers naturally become seed-minded. rst H'1n11)-'|m+ n1 -' ~. +'nu..m. llUL`l lllllt U1" \Vill'Ul(.' HIUS. On.e milhion Ontario cattle were treated in 1935. The improvemen* in reduction of the heel fly and warble Hy has been as greaxt durmg, the two years in which the cattle of Oxford and Elgin l`..ive been tceated. that the. work is again under way with the counstv councils behind the m.ovemen.t to the extent of paying the cost. All counties, six in num- ber, that undertook the work 01 warble and heel fly control in 1935 are repealting' their effonts again this season. More townships have undertaken the warble control work this season Iihan last. Many 1n dividual hei-ds-the property of the more prougressive i`va.rmers--are re- ceiving treatment this year that .vill kill the grubs and thus prevent them from developing to the fly ~ (To be continued) inoculating Legume Crops When legume crops are being plu-nnied for spring seeding, consider- ation should be given to vihe question of inoculation. This is particulurly recommended for such crops as alfalfa, sweet clover and soya beans, especially when seeding for the rs` `time. Inoculation consists in and ling` a culture of -the propel bacceria to the seed at the time 01 sowing It is easy to carry out and helps tn ins-ure success with the crop. Wlhzvt the depression has done to Canada's trade may be judged 1);. the fact that in 1929 we i.mp.orted from the United Kdngdum $194,778, 000 and from the United States $948,000,000, and in 1934 these im ports had dropped_ respectively to $113,918,000 and $302,417,000. Our exports in 1929 to the United King- dom were $290,297,000 and to the United States $603,000,000, anu these had fallen in 1934 to $270,- 334,000 and $231,689,000 respec- tively. The main burden of putting things righf ought to rest upon the same agwiv that got them wrong, viz. a cI`:.-.`:'.;._r|: 11'} the dollar price level. ---Sir Josiah Stamp. Farina News .;-uwuuu. .L 1 . mo nu. Anni} 7\/T lur rarmers met in the Legion Hall,` .Where a discussion on the Potato and Swine Clubs proved most inter- esting and enlightening. S. L. Page, agricultural representative, explain- `ed fully the program for the pro posed clubs. I. Mlarritt, of the For- estry Department, Who was present, gave a short talk on windbreaks for the farm. Advance A dozen hen eggs, totalling 12 lbs. 4 oz. in weight, were brought into 21 Bradford store last week by Mrs. W. `J. Steele, of Stee1e s Corners. ` Dr. A. H. Compton, physics research expert, recently return- cd from a. trip to Honolulu on S. S. Ao1`9.::;ri. after studying ac- tiveness of the cosmic ray in the southern l1c:n?..-~.*)l1r:-c. A special- ly constructed house on the lincr s after-brid_r:c co=:tn,i11ed the delicate apparatus for the pur- pose of SGCl1l`iI`.;'Z n:=.;c data on the liliile-l{nm'in bi ` c`.'cr ]';rcs3nt my during the sixijs Antipoclcrz trip. Thirteen short European crui- ses from British ports will be made between May ."Dd October by the Canadian Pacific liners Montclare and Montcalm this year. The Baltic and the Modi- termnean will be covered exten- sively in these voyages. Nine weeks have been named and arranged for Vancouver's Golden Jubilee celebrations pro- per this summer but the festivi- ties will covey the whole season and are expected to attract visit- ors from all over the world. One 01' the higtli ligrhts will be the re- enacting: of the arrival of the first Canadian Pacific train half a. century ago. During the winter season just closed, there was witnessed the greatest step forward in ski-ing travel ever recorded. Over 51,- 000. more than a fifth grreater than last year, made journeys over the week-end from Montreal to ski territory in the Lauren- tians, the mountain paradise to the north of Montreal thomugrhly covered by Canadian Pacific Railway. Many came from cities in the Eastern United States to enjoy the sport. Barnwell, A1ta., sets this year's record for the first official report on work on the land, according: to a. message received March 19 by the Agricultural Department of the Canadian Pacific Railway at Winnipeg. The earliest last year was from Taber, A1ta., which has held the record for five years, on March 21. 1 Vancouver Island, known as the historical cradle of the Paci- fic Northwest, is to be featured this summer by a. special cruise of the Princess Norah, of the Canadian Pacific 13.0. service, which will make a. complete cir- cuit of the Island, leaving Van- couver at 2 p.m., July 13, for a. seven (lay trip in the paths of the early explorers. Alfred S. McKay, recently elected president of the Southern Alberta Pioneers and O1d- 1`imers Association, is one of the two surviving members of the survey party which charted the route of the Canadian Pacific Railway across prairies and mountains in 1880-1885. Changes in hotel management in western Canada are announ- ced by I-I. F. Mathews, general manager Canadian Pacific Hotel system as fo11o\vs:--T. E. Ches- ter, manager Hotel Vancouver, appointed assistant general man- ager of the compan_v s hotels in western Canada, succeeding A. E. Robertson, resigned; Colin F. Pratt, manager Palliser Hotel, Calgary, becomes manager Hotel Vancouver with XV. J. Mylett, succeeding Mr. Pratt as manager of the Palliser. The rst regular meeting of the Barrie Juniors since the election of new officers was held on Tuesday night, with a splendid attendance. The Junior Institute rst met in the agricultural olce board room where a demonstration of tattimg and crocheting was featured. T-he Jun- ior Farmers met in the Hall,` .Where on 1-Jw Pn+g.+.. Interviewed at Victoria re- cently, VV. M. Nca1,vice-presi- dent of western lines, Canadian Pacific Railway, stated that he anticipated one of the biggest travel years in recent Czumdian history. There had been, he said, a. substantizil improvement in passenger travel business last year which is expected to con- tinue this year. 5 Here and There THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE TOTAL ASSETS OVER $500,000,000 To teach a child thrift, to encourage him to save some of his pennies for the future, open a savings account for him at the nearest branch of this Bank. The reality of regular saving is best taught through deposits made in a "real" I___.I_ He will be` proud to have an account of his own, no matter how small its beginning. J Conrad Hewson, edi~t-or of the Penetzmg Herald, has been appointed clerk of the Ninth Division Court of the County of Simcoe, succeeding Cecil `Cha.mpion. While driving a car on the Shanty Bay road one night last week_ Herb- ert Plowman, of Orillia, narrowly missed running over an unidentied man, who, he said, was sprawled un- conscious across the road. Postlnistress at `Creemore for 38 yearrs Mrs. Sarah Gillespie died on Saturday, March 28th, in her 791th years. Three Penetang` men were each sentenced to three months imprison- ment for relief frauds thus paying for the dishonesty of their wives. Sheriff E. C. Drury Spealszer at Monthly Meeting` of I 1)u\1"l';n -r1111;r\-um Mr. Roy Randle, popular Meaford _\'0u11g`1na11 was honored at :1 recent banquet held at the Ontario Agri- cu11\u1`a1 College, when he was award- ed seven prizes for buttermaking. I A delegation from the Midland Workers Association, which met wit11 Supervisor A. J. B. Gray at his Toronto oice last week, were prom- ised the relief cut announced to take place April 1st, would be postponed to April 15th. The delegaztion was further promised an interview with Hon. David C_1`o11. Nicholas McCrae, 43. of Welland, while motoring to Collingwood last week, received serious head injuries when his car crashed into 21 cement 11i)l.`Ui1`.1011i'. near Reinhart s fasctory at Stayner. .'\.;; Ci`;.Li1`l11UIl of the Indusctrial and Reception Committee of Orillia coun- cil, Mayor J. B. Johnson hens invited the wardens of the various counti-es adjacent 10 Simcoe to hold a joint picnic in Couchiching; Beach Park next June. Mr. Alfred Staples, `Co11ingwood s Man of Nature, who spends a grca ; deal of his time in the winter months living in the open in the Blue Mountains, walked from Col- Iingwood to Owen Sound last week. uuumc;,vgurs unu slot maclunes. Tales of youths and drunken partlcs have come to the mumcxpnl head and he proposes to check ct-he basis of the evil. Fourteen of Ori11ia s leading mer- chanbs have joined together to push over a. -Community -Boosting Cam- paign, similar to `that held in Bar- rie last February. $500 in cash will be awarded -to Ithe winning contest- ant. uca Fire destroyed the barns of Mr. Guernsey, near Beaverton. on Sun- day, March 29th, Wi't1'~. ve head of cattle, a rtezun of horses, and -all feed. Mr. Guernsey was att.ending' church when -the re broke out. Recently convicted of :1 series of charges of false pretenees at Lind- say, 23-year-old bigamist living in Orillin under an assumed name, was sentened to :1 .`.wo-year 1-efo1'mato1'y term by Mz1g'istrate Col. Bick last week. t']_'I IE Mayor W. E. Dickin, of Owen Sound, has declared war on dance halls with flask drinlcing partrons, boobleg'g'ers and slot machines. Tales youths and dmnlmn 11!`uvh'n= xmm. A tax rate of 52.5 mills is prac- tically certain for Orillia this year, Mayor J. B. Johnston announced last week. A 52.5 rate is 2.5 mills high- er than last year, but the same as in 1934. Miss Ann Storey_ of Elmvale, a deaconess, has been appointed to evangelical work in British Guiana. Marine of f':cia:1s state that with pa.=.<:1_2'e to the upper lake ports blocked by ice elds at Sault Ste. Marie and Straits of Mzlckinac. ship- ping` on -the Great Lakes this season may _9;et away to its latest start in `AF; vnnve [District News Page Three Tj THURSDAY, APRIL 9. 1,936. Junior Farmers