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the tribune stouflfville ont thursday jan 13th 1944 ly- i a weekly editor looks at tawa by jim qreenblao because of the importance of arm machinery equipment and repairs 1 3 related to the production picture in canada tor 1944 and 1945 we are devoting this weeks news letter exclusively to certain phases of the situation the information herein is officially on the up and up from machinery administration sources end should be of interest to those engaged in agriculture several facts are basic to the over all picture one is that while there has been an increase in the tonnage of materials for new machines in 1944 there will not be sufficient number of them to meet the needs replacements will be greater than ever before because of the extensive use of machinery ronr1941 to 1943 and the changes in production that have taken place since that time wide publicity has been given to the tact that 80 of the 1940 ton nage will improve the situation in 1944 but that does not quite give the correct impression and may lead to overoptimism and eventually hard feelings those who control distribution of available farm machinery and equip ment are concernedwith the needs of both western and eastern canada but in the west the purchasing pow er of tho farmer has so increased in the past three years that the 1944 allotments will not nearly meet the need or demand it will however enable agriculture to carry on if re pairs are distributed to them in time and if further conservation practices are followed custom work with ma chines is adopted and cooperative use of new machines carried out that is a prime point let us deal first with western canada and here we may say as advised by those who know that the situation applies pretty much the same to eastern canada comparing 1940 with 1944 here is the lineup of farm machinery and equipment for the west haying machinery is about the same but there is a ser ious shortage of power mowers in tillage implements the number ot units are all less in 1944 except blade weeders but these do not amount to very many take tractors for in stance of which there were 12713 held in1940 but onlyoolo available for- sales in 1944 while it is true that livestock equipment is increased it will not meet the demand in view of changes in production ce convention feb 4 arrangements have been niade for the auuual convention of the j north york temperance federation at newtoubrook united church on friday feb 4 rules and topics tor the oratorical contest which- is one of the principal events of the even ing session have been sent to pas tors and sundayschool superintend ents tho committees are to meet at 3 pm on feb 4 and the business session will take place at 4 pm there will be posts and a quiz con test supper will be served at 630 and the oratorical contest will comm ence at s pm v there will be three classes in the contest namely i a temperance address time limit ten minutes for all who have reached their 15th birthday the county prize for this class is the dr s j boyd silver cup 2 a temperance address time limit ten minutes for all who have passed their 12th birthday and have not reached their 15th birthday the county prize for this class is the j m walton silver cup 3 a tem perance recitation open to all under 12 years of age the prize for this class is the dr j p wilsou silver cup anyone may obtain a copy of the tules and topics of the contest from mrs elma m starr rjl3 newmar ket convener of the commitee for childhood and youth of the north york temperance federation or from any of the following municipal re presentatives ezra ewart ir r 3 newmarket roy marshall rri king rev william j burton ket- tleby j rose maple j n kinnee maple fred glover rri newmar ket rev wh burgess mount al bert mrs bernard huntley sutton west mrs perry winch keswick john moore pefferlaw herbert smith gormley charles iratcliff stouffville rev alex h halbert newtonbrook w t new willow- dale john stephenson and rev hen ry cotton newmarket asa cook and erastus harmon aurora mr and mrs j p wilson richmond hill gordon hutchinson woodbridge rev douglas davis and rev nor man rowan stouffville and dr h tearoyd and frank culverwell of sutton toronto goodwood flashes found dead in a creek by his home near thornhill lgmonths old david jackson is shown here with his parents mr and mrs geo jackson and brother douglas picture was taken when the baby was four months old cross shows where baby found under ice x jlta the baby was playing with this wagon in the yard of the jackson homeon bayvlew ave near thornhill when last seen two breakins at port perry agriculturalists pljan for gettogethers x regarding repairs the percent age available is good and some lines are plentiful yet it is known that repair parts such as motors roller and ball bearings malleable castings steel discs and shapes will be critical as regards supply for some time it might be we are told a year and a half befprethis particular situation is fcnsed there has been quite a changeover to livestock production and naturally this- has resulted- in a serious short age of pumps stationery engines grinders etc despite the fact that there has been an increase in these items for 1944 it is important to know that 52 per cent of the ma chines we buy are from the united states farmers may better evaluato their proipects when they are also told and with unhesitant certainty that tractor type and deisel equip ment presents quite a different pic ture with repair parts hard to get and little prospect ot more than or dinary improvement in short official data on available supply of farm machinery indicates that despite the increases set for 1944 and 1945 too these years are being considered as critical and should lie so regarded by those on the production front although every effort is being made to provide equip ment to enable them to carry on in their maximum effort of producing nn adequate food supply for the unitednations in the great struggle officials say it is etill urgent for farmers everywhere in canada to take all possible steps to prolong the life of their machines this point they stress without reservation only when equipment is found to be in an unrepairable condition should ltbe discarded or traded in discouraged by official sources is the practice ot selling- workable tractors from the farm with the exception of buying a new one tractors shoultlbe avail able for those who need them most as therc not many for distribu tion v this last injunction can better be comprehended when we repeat sta- tlstlcsfor western canada as an ex- on monday night someone- broke into murrell goodes bottling works at port feryy and proceeded to do some damage by smashing a great many bottles of pop when leaving the building they left the doors open which caused the water pipes to freeze apparently nothing was tak en but a great deal of damage was done mr goode is well known in stouffville being a brotherinlaw of mr le oneill gaining entrance through a wind ow at the skating rink on tuesday night thieves broke into the booth there by smashing window and made off with gum pop and popcorn own ed by mr george channell who is operating the booth during this sea son the loss was not discovered un til wednesday morning and const able holmes is investigating ample for eastern canada as well there are 9010 tractors available to distribute in the west section which has to serve some 300000 farms or a roitioof one iri 33 mapyfarmer3 will expect to make application for a tractor for the first time because of labor shortage horses getting old and generally to operate the farm efficiently such real needs obviously are deserving ot primary attention a bright spot nevertheless is that the supply ot repair parts is gradu ally improving and the time factor in distribution has been overcome but and this must be recognized there is stillia shortage of critical materi als in the united states for some re pairs as we are dependent on the united states for some ot our supply this condition may affect canadian farm production for some time all farmers are strongly urged to order their repairs early which will help machine trade and the machinery administration to plan ahead and get repair parts distributed on a more equitable basis but most farmers havo not given much thought to tools including pliers wrenches etc well a survey shows that the need for such tools is becoming felt more and more as time goes on and so far there has been little general improvement in distribution until some relief is in sight farmers should conserve their present tools with the greatest care when you take them out rcmembe to put them back is a good rule to follow in this wartime shortage the body of lgmonthsold david chas jackson son of mr and mrs george jackson bay- view ave thornhill who dis appeared from the backyard of his home on wednesday last week was found thursday afternoon in the don river the discovery was made about 1500 feet from the rear of the jack son house a party of 50 searchers includ ing police officers neighbors and school children broke through the ice with grappling irons all morning the child was last seen by- a threeyearold brother douglas police of york county north york township provincial police and a posse of neighbors renew ed the search chief george stuart of york county police announced that the slotmachine inquiry sche duled to be held that day had been postponed all the officers had joined the search for the baby auroras grand old citizen congratulations are extended to mr milton fleury of aurora who on saturday jan 8th celebrated his 92nd bjrtliday says the banner before his retirement some years agomr fleury was superintendent of the j fleurys sons agricultural works and has spent all his life hole send friends the tribune to absent you dont need a chef to provide a good meal if you have bread from the stouffville baker morn ingsnoon and night this delicious white bread is a real cereal food that everyone likes and if does a real job in bringing top rated wamimenourishment to the entire family bread the oldestfayourite cereal food of man reaches a highly perfected form in stovers white bread as your 3mealaday cereal it brings you the precious ingredients of the wheal those energybuilding pro perties you need for flavour for economy for good nourishment serve stovers bread three limes a day the stolevilte bakery ambrose stover prop during the month of february the city of toronto will be the mecca tor thousands of farmers from all over the province throughout the month the majority of the agricultural associations and societies will be holding their annual meetings and conventions with serious problems of wartime production confronting the whole agricultural industry these sessions are expected to be of more than usual interest in addition to the meetings and conventions the ontario department of agriculture is to conduct exhibitions of labour- saving devices for the farms at the royal york hotel from feb 1st to 5thi and at the king edward hotel from feb 7th to 11th the ontario crop improvement association is to hold a seed display from feb 7th to lith the list of meetings and their dates scheduled for february is as follows ontario vegetable growers ass ociation annual meeting feb 2 ontario fruit and vegetable grow ers association joint convention on feb 3 ontario fruit growers ass ociation annual meeting on feb 4 ontario plowmens association an nual meeting ifeb 8th ontario crop improvement assoc potato growers special meeting feb 7 th business meeting feb 8th annual meeting feb 9th class b fairs association annual meeting on feb 9th ontario assoc of agricul- tuial societies annual convention feb 10 and 11 ont horticultural association annual conventioiv on feb 24th and 25th details of the programs for these meetings and conventions are now lejng arranged and will be made available to members in the near future western feeds not to be used for seed due to low yields and unsatisfact ory quality of the 1943 grain crops throughout ontario much suitable seed will be required for the spring of 1944 with large quantities of western grains being brought in for livestock feeding there may be a tendency on the part of some farmers to use such grain of good appear ance as seed this practice would decidedly be a step in the wrong direction says jd mcleod director of the crops seeds and weeds branch ontario department of agriculture in the first place there is no assurance as to the variety of grain whether it is early or late maturing resistant to rust or adopted to local conditions in the second place western feed oats are usually a mixture of early and late varieties and crops grown from such seed would mature un evenly furthermore the varieties may not be suitable for growing in ontario and the grain may have been frozen previous to harvest resulting in a low germination and poor yields there is also the possibility of intro ducing new weeds such as wild oats into ontario for these reasons if homegrown or local seed is not available farm ers are urged to consult their local agricultural representative or to write to the crops seeds and weeds branch parliament buildings tor onto for a list of available seeds send friends the tribune to absent at new years a happy night was spent at the r maye home when the following were entertained mr and mrs redman of sandford mr and mrs bert maye and family from baldwin mr and mrs wm maye and johnnie also mrs hattie daw son we know them all and to our friend mrs wm maye we say happy birthday to you jan sth having caught up with his corres- pondence with dog owners morley symes went out and skidded on the ice dr darling tried the same thing and both got hurt sorry ross watson is in very poor health goodwood branch raised 41 for the bible society that was a nice collection to make owing to gasoline shortage the truck taking high school pupils to stouffville had to be taken off sure ly if proper representation is made gasoline could be bought for so im portant work on the other hand how about a bus service one from gormley carries eighteen students to stouffville the section pays halt the cost and the department the other half george todd received a cat- of wood recently from the north coun try good stuff to have just now harvey feasby has returned to ottawa fifth line ladies recently met at mrs geo coppins and quilted three qulits that was good work shinny on the taylor pond is pro viding good fun for the young people how we loved toiilay it one tiriie how does the yellow sticker on your paper read the tribune cannot carry subscribers in arrears very long since their paper quota enables them to get more subscribers than paper- largest circulation in ontario of towns up to 1g00 population thank you ladies who handed in such a fine lot of knitting for our boys christmas boxes at goodwood it was a grand job you did our sick on the 4th line mr ross watson geo redshaw and doras woodland also mrs henderson and jean slack reuben maye and wife and baby have our hope that they will soon be better airman clarke hill from brandon visited the correspondents home ou tuesday and started on his return journey the same night buy your extra tribune copies at chas watsons mr and mrs walter davey and family wish to thank the goodwo womens institute the goodwoo war workers and all kind friend for their letters and cards of sym pathy mr and mrs everett hockley and family also mr and mrs clarenco jones and family spent new years day with their parents air and mrs george jones and family the ladies aid of the baptist church met at mrs harry wood lands on the first tuesday in jan mr and mrs l b wagg and fam ily of port credit spent the new year holidays at mr d waggs mr and mrs geo alsop spent new years day with her parents in sun derland f mrs ed lewis of altona district is on the sick list edna and gladys pugh of sunder land visited with their sister mrsg alsop frank wagg spent the holiday with his sister mrs watson mr william morgason is staying with his sister mrs miller mr and mrs h coppins spent a day with mr and mrs f riddle and nelson mrs martin gall of brougham and mrs obrien and mrs wilson spent a day with mr and mrs r e as- henhurst misses mae and francis eaton ot toronto spent the new year holi days with mrs taylor and fllarjorie messrs ronald taylor joe forsyth and sammy wagg were in toronto last week fori couple of days under going their army medical examina tions mr and jlrs sam bacon and fam ily spent new years at the homoot sam whlttieton mr and mrs edgar latcham ot uxbrldge also miss vlda knight of toronto visited with their parents mr and mrs stephen knight over the holiday mr and mrs jos cooper visited on sunday with mr and mrs arthur mitchell fire brigade at brougham on friday jan 14th come along and enjoy the good music i t 11 3 ji -1-