The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

gur minim minute horsehairran comprehensive Serveygf Department Checks Deer Seaso comprehensive survey and careful assessment of thei950 deer season in Ontario has brought the following rcportan most of the deer hunting areas from the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests the 1956 deer season closed on Nov26 and it is possible to re port some results from the first compilation of the checks carried out by the department staff Over 15000 hunters were interviewed on checking stations operated on strategic highways Seasons were virtually unchang ed except in the Rainy River district which opened week ear lier than usual and in the heavily hunted area south of the French and liiattawa Rivers where the season opened week later than usual with the hope that some snow would come in time to give an improvement in hunter success liunters were disappointed in this hopcas the first week of the hunt was so warm that in some areas sportsmen had to take their deer out to the locker plants to pre vent spoiling Western Disappoints The western region of Ontario had disappointing season this year Some 1137 hunters passed through the deer checking stations run just outside Fort Frances on five weekends during the season The age composition of most of the 586 deer checked satisfactore ily explained the reason forthe poor season There was very poor fawn crop and only 17 of the kill consisted of deer born this year In eastern Ontario where good fawn crop was produced over 30 of the kill consisted of this age class in some districts There was also shortage of year lings and Ztéyearold deer in the west The severe winter followed by the late breakup in the spring was undoubtedly the cause this state of affairs Limited cruises undertaken in some of the deer wintering areas in early summer turned up starved deer and there is little doubt that mortality was heavy Hunter success was 52 compared with 77 for 1955 The deer herd in the western region has demonstrated its ability to recover rapidly from setbacks such as this and given mild win ters and good survival of fawns during the next two or three semen iiiiir if youre changing homes man you can spoil the little won an by getttnl her Wife Approved North American van Lines more wun Your move in our experienced hands there Just wont be any work for her to do Campbell Limited scents lor North American van Lines Moving and Storage in Burton Ave Phone PAWSS Each year theatre groups compete for Caivett Regional ing the whole season yeais hunting should as ever Fawn Shortage The staff of the Sault Ste Marie district checked 816 bunt ers Their success nte of 21 was well below that of 1955 when 39 of the hunters were since ful in getting deeru Only21 of the 185 deer checkers were fawns This suggests that the crop was not as good as it might be as good have been and was well down from the 31 recorded last year This shortage of fawns was ap parent alsp in the Sudbury admin istrative district 0n the main land only24 of the deer shot were towns and hunter success declined to 15 from the 19 recorded last year Manitoulin island however had good sea son andhunter success was check ed at 49 The checking station operated by the Parry Sound staff at Grav enhurst had very busy weekend at the middle of the season Over 800 deer were tallied very nearly the number usually checked dur Hunter sticccss was well above that of 1955 and was 39 compared with 32 The age composition of the kill suggests that there was very good fawn crop 33 of the deer examined were of this age class The deer hunt in Pembroke dis trict was not as good as that of 1955 when 39 of the hunters go ing through the checking stations had deer The 1956 success rate was 34 very close to the 35 recorded in 1954 There was very little change in the success rate of the 2692 hunt crs checked by the staff of the Lindsay district this year 21 were successful in getting deer compared with 26 in 1955 Daily Hunter Success The survey of daily hunter suc cess in camps inLindsay district turned up some interesting re sults Average daily hunter sue cess was higher during the second weekof the season than during the first week in spite of the dwindling num of deer avail able The sec nd week daily average was 88 compared with 68 for the first week The best days hunt indicated by the records occurred on Nov 22 three days before the season was due to close This was the first day when ahunting fall of snow covered the ground in most of the district ngt or atively few sportsmen chose his second week for their hunting The lighter congestion in the bush resulting must have im proved the pleasure of the hunt appreciably Although there was very little change in the average hunter suc cess from 1955 in Tweed district nevertheless huntersseemcd to be better pleased with the season Success rates were 29 in both years total of 3188 hunters were interviewed and 977 deer examined There was evidence that hunting pressure was light in the northern part of Frontenac County particularly in the South Canonto deer study area Two Teams Operate The staff of the Kemptville district operated ingtwo teams which carriedout mobile Chocks in the area open to hunting The elaborate network of roads does Npt Gas Shortcigé Diiring the past lzmonthr tain has attracted more than million overseas visitors and ac cording to Sir Anhur Morse chairman of the Britth Travel Association the 1957 lizuregls eipected to be well ahead of the 1956mtai Itealiting that tourism in onenf Great Britains most important and most rapidi expanding in dustriea the Bri ovemmgnt has announced that urist travel within the UnitedKingdoptwlll not be affected by the present gasoline sharia VSpeclnl arrangements have been made giving visitors sufficient gas oiine allowances for unrestricted ed travel whether they wish to hire car afterthcir arrival bring their own caror purchase car for use during their visit and for subsequent export Sir Arthur Morse also poian out that the present fuel oil ra tioning has had no apparent effect on public transportatlon Britains comprehensive network of railways operates on either electricity or steam There will be no lack of the everpopularsighe seeing tours by motorcoach and London buses and taxis even with slightly increased forésare still the bestvalue for money in the world not present opportuniticsfor set ting up the type of checking sta tion operated elsewhere in the province This means that hunter success rates may be distorted and are not comparable with those of other ricts The rate record ed this year was 5273 in spite of the difficulties of gathering information 311 deer were examined surprising num ber of which were older than years This should comfort those who have feared that the deer herd in this area was being over hunted in Huron district only Bruce County was open to deer hunting Field checks carried out by the staff resulted in the interviewing of 1075 hunters 13 of whom were successful in gettinio deer This was lower than 17 tecordedinl955but may not be comparable since the area opened to deer hunting was less Threenay Season special threeday season was declared in the Townships of Ad iala Tecumseth Essa and Tossor ontio and Mulmur in theiake ecDjsti5iptAhQut aoo hunt erswho tookjpart killed an est lmate of 70 deer This is con tainly not excessive since about 300 deer are estimated to be living in these townships at this time The work of checking up on the 1956 deer hunt isnot over with at the close of the season and the compilation of theiesuits of the deer checking stations The Departmenf has never been able to make satisfactory estimate of the total annual kill of deer in the province or estimate the number of hunters operating in each administrative districL gt Thiswinter one hunterin 10 will receive questionnaireask ing for information on hisfieer hunt It is hoped that all will respond to this appealtor inform ation for the results of this study will be major step for ward in the management of the Ontario deer herd nanny iron Amen staff andIJhe soguenay asa captain Cmd lieutenantsalut The whi red ensign lowered Camdiui naval vessel in it Hayes of Victoria and Va during the traditional commissioning ceremony at Halifax The Saguenayvis oneoflitdestroyerescorts ordered for the No 41 leave Toronto 910 am Arrive Aliandale 1130 lclvc Pan ensign is hoisted at the ensign markin the nhw destroyeriescort ico ission The ships er and his first Royal chition Nivy New Finance newoilfurnace is being in stalled this week in the Masonic Hall here Goodv lce Due tothe willing andcombin ed work of gnumber of lthe men of the community splendid sheet oflce was made on Satur day on the openatr1rink on the Orchardiot andinoiv the children are enjoyingskatlng and hockey Large Congregation large congregation attended the UnlictiChurch communion service unday Jams when Rev hf aniess preached splendid sermon The choir sang the anthemNGod Will Take Care ted Junior WA met atMrs ElwoodWeblis for the finalineeting of the year The president Mrs VioSmall opened the meeting atferwhicb Mrs Harold Robertson conduct ed the devotional period Mrs Gordo Mason read the scripture oifier Peacockread poem Th period closed with the Lords1rayer gt Mrs Bernard Pope continued with several chapters of Anna and the Indians ltirs iacir Hughes gave the report of the nominating conimittee and the new officers will be installed by Mr les at the January meetr he mbersdecided to donate dormer$200 towards the fund for redecorating the Sunday Schooliréoni and to send $10 to the Victor Home for Girl The meeting closed with the tastydtinchfwas ioyed ting will be at Gihbins ntreai with On Dec 12 therEvening WA Mizpah benediction after which Elizabeth ZWanléssicompleted 1m ihhiitsjrother jG parents and IT GI Ross of Asslnihoia Sask United WA and W315 ThEUnited WA and Wills held their first meeting of the new year atHMrs McLeans on Jan The WA prepared the opening de votionui period with Mrsld¢ Nahb reading the scripture les son and Mrs Goodfellow the prayer followed by hymn Rev Mr Wanless then install ed the 1957 officers of both or ganizations emphasizing theure spoasibiiity of each office and wishing them everybiessing in their work The WA business meeting fol lowed with the iiew president Mrs Harold Wallace presiding Splendid reports of last years work from the various groups and committees indicated an ac tive year numberyof thank you letters were read ack nowledging Christmas remem brances $4175 reported as pro fit from sale of cards Mrs Gibbns appointed as treasurer for 957and plans discussedfor the new years work The WMS meeting followed withMrs McLean presiding Roll call was answered with scrip tore passage containingthe word new Last years allocation was exceeded and this years al locatibn of sagawas accepted letter of appreciation was read from Miss Ratzr theWMS port worker at Halifax foi the Christians remembrance areceivv ed and Mrs1Waniess told of the very interesting visit of CGii to the Fred Victor in Toronto beforechristma The missions rograni MalayanandIndonesm was givA en byMr McLeanliirs Wanless andMrs erguson vTwo loveiy vocal solo nd the meeting coir ofiMontrealfialsp Gibbins cia Sun rio 1148 for North Bay daily ex cept Sunday Nor Am Allandate 802 leave Barrie for 0riliiai dallypcept No 53 the Contlnqitalp leave Tomato 11 pm Arrive Aliandais 1248ain Leave Barrier 100 am for Vancouver daily No 471leave Toronto 1130 pm Arrive Aliandaic i2ttam Leave Barrie 134 am for Cochran daily No 861 leave Hamilton 730 tm Xirlve Allandala 1115 run Leave Allandale 11 for Me turd daily except Sunday southbound No 46 fromNorth Bay Leave Barrie 456 am Leave Aliandale as secondsecretary in the Canad= 45 leave Tommie psi Clarks Home Funishiflgs 33 camera srnnni Phone PA 82843 GEOFFREY PEARSON 28son of External Affairs MiniaturPean son alsols in Canadas diplomatic service He is stationed ItParix ian embassy2 His specialty is keeping Ottawa informed on French domutic politics L13 am Arrive Toronto 710 ani daily No 42 leave Barrie 700 am Leave Aliandaic 707 Arrive To ronto 855 daiiy except Sunday and Eonday No14 from North Bay Leave Barrlc 420 Leave AllanA dale 440 Arnve Toronto 710 No 148 leave Barrie 800 pm Sunday only Leave Allnndale £08 pinrAnive Toronto 945 pm Sundayoniy No 662 from Meatord Leave Allandnle 435pm Arrive 113mg iiton 155 pnidaily except Sun antennas in camps in the first halfof 1956 ex ports constituted 221 per cent of Canadas gross national product that is the valueiit market prices of all thegoods and services pro duced in the period by the labor What convyou poy porvmjonfhl Yes can borrow $50 to $1250 gt gt Stuntm In Tuna Plans from $600 month capital and enterprise of allCan adian residents serene SAVINGS com at CLEAkINGPRiCfiS IORS 3259 ahnziiiu iiiiiiaiiiiis ill riot iiiiiiirv coins auvNow AND says Mons the serving of or no aria inanrondeprograrn you can make sure immediately of fli nt for yourfamilys incoMnfocyonrself ntcaae you become totally dis bled lNCOMEfol aridyourrwife when you roaehvrctirement ago Today isjog dayto talk gt to aLondon Lifeman about putting money away safely for future delivery