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THURSDAY, "NOVEMBER 13, 1947 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE AGE FIVE U.S. Urges Farmers To Plant More Land To Seed Grain Crops 'Washington, Nov. 13.--(AP)--The United States government plans to ask farmers to plant nearly 65 per. cent more land to livestock feed grains next year in an effort to re- plenish supplies cut short by this year's poor corm Crop. Larger grain harvests will be needed if a serious shortage of meats, dairy and poultry products is to be averted in 1949. These feeds will be scarcer in 1948 than this year because of the present corn shortage. The Agriculture Department pre- pared to issue today a semi-final estimate on this year's output of corn and a few other major crops. about eight per cent from the 1936-45 average of 2,639,102,000. Corn production goal for this year was 3,000,000,000 bushels, and the government will seek a crop of at least that much in 1948. Tenta- tive plans call for a corn planting goal of 92,000000 acres, or about 6.3 per cent more than the 86,400,~ 000 acres planted this year. The prospective goal for. the principal feed grains--corn, oats, barley and grain sorghums -- is 156,000,000 acres. That is about 9,300,000 acres more than was planted to those crops this year and about 5,600,000 acres more than the pre-war average. The department already has re- Officials expected little changejcommended a 1948 wheat goal of from last month's estimate replac-, ing the corn crop at 2,458,674,000 bushels, a decline of about 25 per cent from last year's record crop of $,287,927,000 bushels and a drop of 75,000,000 acres. While this is about 5,000,000 acres more than the 1947 goal, it is about 2,000,000 less than was actually planted for har- vest this year. Ashburn W.M.S. Hold November Meeting MRS. WES. ROUTLEY Correspondent Ashburn, Nov. 12--The regular monthly meeting of the W.MS. was held at the home of Mrs. Gor- don Fisher on Tuesday, Nov. 4, at 2.30 pm., with an attendance of 18. The meeting opened with the of the Doxology, followed with the Scripture lesson taken from 13th chapter of 1st Corinth- jans read Mrs. A. Paynter. Min- utes were reay and approved. Mrs. H. Ashton was appointed to preside for the election of officers at the December meeting. A hymn was sung after which Mrs. H. Ashton led in prayer. Mrs. J. Riddell, of Port Perry, was guest speaker and chose for her subject "Love". Remember the pot luck supper sponsored by the Ladies' Guild to be held in the basement of the church on Tuesday, Nov, 18. Sup- per will be served at 6:30 p.m, fol- lowed by an excellent program giv- en by outside talent, including Mr. Stanley Mann, accordionist, of Pickering Beach. Mrs. Alfred Parrott spent a few days last week visiting relatives in Toronto, Mr. Roy Miller.of Brougham and Mr, Burgess of Whitby visited Mr. Jas. Doble on Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. L. Grimshaw and family, Mr, and Mrs, H. Hall of To- ronto were recent visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ste- phen, Mr, and Mrs. Gordon Fisher, ac- companied by friends, motored to Deep River ad visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mitchell for the week-end We are pleased to welcome Mr. D, Parrott back to our village. Mr. W. Westlake, of Oshawa, vis- ited his cousins, Vera and Russell Leach, on Sunday. Bpecial thank-offering services will be held in Burn's Church on Sunday, Nov. I6th, at 11 am, and 7:30 p.m., with Rev. D. Marshall of Whitby as guest speaker. Special music will be rendered by Ashburn choir in the morning and by Brook- lin Oddfellows choir in the evening. Remand Ajax Man One Day--Free On $200 Bail Elmer Arsenault, Ajax, pleaded guilty to a charge of permitting drunkenness in his residence, when he appeared before Magistrate Frank S. Ebbs in Whitby magis- trate's court yesterday morning. However, when it was learned that the provincial police officer who made the arrest did not bring into court the bottles of liquor that were alleged to have been in Arsenault's home at the time of the arrest, the magistrate allowed the accused man to change his plea and ordered him to appear to answer the charge again today. Arsenault Ts released on $200 Brooklin MRS. C. DAVIES Correspondent Brooklin, Nov. 12--Kinsale Young People took the worship period of the Sunday evening church service with Douglas Coates presiding. Mary Wagg led in prayer, Phyllis Mow- bray read the Scripture and Miss Stevens had the meditation. Mr. Fisher gave the address and Brook- lin Y.P. supplied the choir music. An enjoyable fireside hour follow- ed the service with the two young people's groups, in the church base- 'ment. Lunch was enjoyed by all. The Red Cross is urging everyone to help with the sewing and knit- ting now available for overseas where the need is desperate as win. ter comes on. Ready-cut material for children's rompers, layettes, etc., can be obtained at Mrs. N. J. White's, and wool for children's gar- ments and shawls for elderly people is at Mrs, Boyd's. Quilts would also be most wel- come. A special plea is sent out COUNTY OF ONTARIO SALE OF LANDS FOR TAXES TO WIT: BY VIRTUE OF A WARRANT issued by the Warden of the County of On- tario and bearing date the 15th day of 1947, the sale of lands In arrears for taxes In the County of Ontario will be held at the House, Whitby, at the hour of two o'clock in the afternoon on the 8th day of December, 1847, unless the taxes and costs 'are sooner paid. Notice !s hereby given that the list of lands for sale is being published in the Ontario Gasetie in the issue of September 6. Coples of the sald list may be had at my office. ai E. cKAY, Treasurer County of Ontario Fiasurers Office, Whitby, ugust 15, 1947, ech) for all to give their time and effort to this worthy cause. The young ladies in Brooklin who sold poppies on Saturday, Nov. 8, for the Canadian Legion through Branch 112, Whitby, collected $47.78 and the Legion is most grateful for the time spent so cheerfully and for a job well done. Mr. and Mrs. Len Ross left on Saturday for Florida, where they will spend the winter. O. 8. Milton McCool, who has been stationed on the West Coast, spent his 15-day leave with his parents and left on Wednesday morning for Halifax. Mr, and Mrs. Hagen and Misses Hagen and Etherington, of Toronto, were guests of Mrs. John Vipond last week and her great-niece, Miss Heather Cowell, of Kingston, is at present visiting her aunt. At the Sunday morning church service, the Rev. Fisher administer- ed Baptism to four young children. Those baptized were Raymond Ed- win, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hains- worth, Toronto; Judith Patricia, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Greer, Toronto; David Murray, son of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Arksey, and Heather Jean, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ken Holliday. The service following was In honour of Remembrance Day, with a two-minute silence for the two Brooklin boys who lost their lives in the war, Walter Nesbitt and Ran- dolph Van Wart. May their sacri- fice never be forgotten, 450-Pupil High (Continued from Page 4) bined in a high school area, "no one municipality is going to have a ma- Jority of representatives on that high school board," he said. First Job of Board Mr. Archibald reminded his audi- ence that the first job of any newly constituted high school district would be to make provision for sec- ondary school pupils using present facilities. "It will be two, three or perhaps four years before a new school could be built," he asserted. With the formation of a high school district, he said, the present facilities could be used to better advantage--possibly by keeping the lower grades at the continuation schools and sending the middle and upper school students to Whitby High School. Mr. Archibald placed the combin- ed population of Whitby and Picker- ing Townships and Whitby at about 13,000 with a total assessment of approximately ' $14,000,000. No Attempt To Dictate Willlam Manning, recently ap- pointed county clerk and chairman of the County Council's consultative committee on high school areas, said there had been no attempt "to dictate" to the ratepayers as far as the area or boundaries were con. cerned. "The boundaries drawn by the committee were not meant to be final," he said. The site of any new school in the proposed high school district would be entirely up to a new high school board, Mr. Manning made clear. Mr. Manning, outlining the costs of secondary school education in the township, said low attendance at the continuation schools sent the cost of maintaining each pupil soaring. pupil in Pickering Township with the department paying 75 per cent up to $150. Beyond that' figure, ratepayers were forced to pay 100 per cent. "The solution is increased attend- ance," he guggested, indicating that creation of the high school area would clear the way for such a de- velopment. Chairman for the meeting was W. C. Murkar, who emphasized that In 1947, it was $208 per | § R.C.A.F. Crew In Arctic Rescue This is the crew of the R.C.AF. Dakota which left Rivers, Man. to bring out the wounfled Arctic missionary, Canon J. H. Turner, who is awaiting their arrival at Moffet Inlet on Baffin Island. They are, left to right, front row: Cpl. Lorne Hawkins, Winnipeg; Cpl. J. Rae, Regina and Sgt. K. Swinford of, Toronto. Back row, left to right: F.0. K. O: Moore, Vancouver; F.0. C. C. McMillen, Saskatoon; Flt. Lieut, A. B. Morabito, New Westminster and F.0. R. C. "Bob" Race. he wanted ratepayers to hear the story of the high school area before making any decision. "The days of the continuation school are num- bered," he added, after conceding that they had been of great value to rural boys and girls in the past quarter-century, ~ Whitevale L. RANDALL Correspondent 'Whitevale, Nov. 12 -- The bazaar held by the ladies of the Women's Association on Saturday in the basement of the United Church proved a great success. The table covering the homemade baking just mate one's mouth water. Aprons were all beautifully made. The mis- cellaneous table contained a great variety'of merchandise. The C.G.I.T. Girls displayed smart ideas in han- dicraft. The touch and take tree and candy booth, with Mrs. N. Ran- dall as convener for the W.MS., was a great success as sugar was off the ration. Mrs. H. Lindsay, in charge of the afternoon tea, refresh. ed all with the delicious meal. Mrs. N. Randall attended the Women's Institute convention at the Royal York Hotel as represen- tative of the Federation of Agricul- ture. Hh The Women's Nssociation held their regular monthly meeting in the basement of the United Church with the vice-president, Mrs. W. Johnson presiding. Letters of thanks were read fro mreciplents of gifts of fruit during illness. The roll call was answered by the word "Word." Mrs. R. J. Johnson with Mrs. E. Teeple, had charge of the devotional period. A nominating committee, with Mrs. J. McLachlin as convener, were elected. Mrs. N. Randall re- ported $18.14 collected through the miniature 'aprons. Ladies were re- quired to measure their waists and allow 1 cent for 1 inch. The money is to be used for Christmas gifts for shut-ins. Times.Gazette classified ads pay ~Try one today, PHILLIPS MILK OF MAGNESIA TABLETS THEN CHOOSE A shipwrecked sailor who had spent five years on a desert island, was overjoyed one day to see a ship drop anchor in the bay. A small boat came ashore and an officer handed the sailor a bundle of news- papers. "The captain suggests," he told the sailor, "that you read what's going on in the world and then let us know if you want to be rescued." Sandhill Cranes Have Some Vices But Virtues Too By DOUGLAS GREEN Regina --- (CP) -- Stately, far- ranging birds which have about thera the tang of the wilderness and whose busling cry is never forgotten by those who hear it, have been shown to be ornitho- logical] Jekylls and Hydes. They are the greater and lesser sandhill cranes destructive both of grain and grasshoppers. Their penchant for grain annoys the wheat farmer; their fondness for grasshoppers pleases him. Officers of the Dominion wild life service recently have investi- gated the life history and eco- nomic status of the birds, "Their breeding and distribu- tion is rather mysterious," said D. A, Munro, field research super. visor for the federal government, "No one yet knows how long they live or the ratg of survival among them. Very few breed in Saskatchewan to the limits of settlement. The cranes, members of the same species but of different sub- species, measure about 40 inches from bill to tail. They can be seen in flight over stubble fields, searching for grain or grasshop- pers. There are more in Sas- katchewan than anywhere else. Their legs are 20 inches long, They vary from a pale grey in general plumage to a brown; the adult birds have a deep 'maroon patch on the fore- head, and their wingspread is im. pressive, In a way they are typi- cal of the plains, said Mr, Munro, The birds winter in New Mexico and Southwestern Texas, Most go through Saskatchewan with the lesser sandhill breeding on Arc- tic shores and the greater in the parkland zone of the great plains region. " At the north end of Last Moun- rusty, tain Lake, north of Regina, he had counted as many as 3,000 cranes in flight, said Mr. Munro, who spent three months north of Nipawin, Prince Albert and Mea- dow Lake searching for nests. In justice to the species, there were three mora or less isolated areas in Saskatchewan in which they did damage -- at Kinders- léy, 275 miles northwest of Re- gina; Arcola, 138 miles to the southeast, and Lost Mountain Lake. The damage they wrought to grain crops depended on the weather, No damage resulted if crops were taken in in good time, But if bad weather delayed har- vesting the cranes went for the grain, Even with this vice, farmers would miss them if they disap- peared. -"I iike to see them gt over," Mr, Munro observed. On migratory flights they fly "very high," but at only about 200 feet when at their feeding grounds. They are protected under the Migratory Birds Convention Act, but farmers whose crops they are damaging can obtain permits to shoot them. The birds breed near water. What they eat in the Arc. tic in" the early summer mo one knows. During the moulting sea. son their plumage assumes a rusty cast, J. D, Soper, Dominion wild life officer for the Prairie Provinces, recently studied crop damage caused by the birds and the effec tiveness of various coatrol meas ures, must state age, undersigned. 'TOWN OF WHITBY Applications will be received until noon on Saturday, November 15th, 1947, fo of the Town Buildings and Weighmaster. Applicants must be married and be free to assume duties on Saturday, November 29th, 1947, "Further particulars as to duties and salary may be obtained at the office of the Town Clerk, 201 Brock Street South. Applications should be addressed to the EMMETT OKE, Chairman, Application Committee, Town of Whitby. the position of Caretaker 25th, at 2:00 p.m. ONTARIO COUNTY COUNCIL The November Session of the Ontario County Council will be' held at the Council Chambers, County Buildings, Whitby, Ontario, on Tuesday, November All accounts to be presented to the Council should be forwarded to the undersigned, properly certified, at least three days before the meeting of the Council. . County Council Sessions are open to the public. Dated at Whitby this 10th day of November, A.D. 1947. Wm. G. Manning, County Clerk, Whitby, Ontario. SPRING-FILLED MATTRESSES There's exceptional quality built into these spring-filled mattresses, The resilient springs will give you the rest of your life. There's comfort galore in every one. You'll Just hate to get up in the morning after you've once tried it. 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