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Wednesday, January 26, 1938 THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE - i â- *â-  I »', Mi- THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE Published on Collingwood Stre«t, F!esherton, Wednesday of e*cb week. Circulation over 1000, Price in Canada $2.00 per year, when paid in advance fl.gO; in U. S. A. |2. per year, when paid in advance $2.00. W. H. THURSTON, Editor. EDITORIAL NOTES Mr. Basil T. Kitz of Durham has been road overseer on No. 4 Highway for the past seven years. Last wacli he was relieved of his position, which was (fiven to a well-to-do far- mer of Glenclg. Mr. Kitz is a poor man of family and dependent on his daily work to keep the wolf from the door. Of course wc do not know all the circumstances, but until Justifica- tion for the removal of Mr. Ritz is supplied, the incident has a rather bitter taste in one's mouth. * • « The Radio Commission has advised the Canadian world that the licen.sc fee will U' f2.50 after the first of April next, and that fee goes for every radio in the home or hotel. ; Hotels which have a radio in each guest room, as many of them have, will be prohibitively hit by this rul- ing:. Resolutions of protest to the new license fee are coming from all sections of the Dominion, but we will just have to take it. There is likely to be a large amount of radio junk on the market after April 1st next. Anyone wanting bargains in this line should apply at this office. We are thinking of starting a clearing house for this class of merchandise! • • • Due to an increase in automobile accidents the past few years insur- ance underwriters have announced an increase of rates from ten to twenty per cent. The varying rates to go into effect in different parts of the country are based on an analysis of accident and loss experience on all types of cars. ^V^lile accidents have increased there are any amount ot car drivers who have never had an accident. These careful drivers should have some consideration in the fixing of insurance rates, and those who have been habitual repeaters ahould be penalized with higher rates. The car driver who is unfortunate to be in an accident even only once should neces.<(arily have to pay a higher rate than one who has not had an accident. As it now stands about eighty per cent of the drivers are penalized be- cause of accidents for which an ele- ment, estimated at twenty per cent, are responsible. News and loformalion for the Farmer Green Feed For Poultry. At all times of the year an abund- ance of green feed is essential to the health of the poultry flock. In sum- mer it may be provided by free range on the farm, but in winter it must be supplied by some form of stored feed. Roots, cabbage, sprouted oats, and alfalfa hay are commonly used for winter feeding. Probably alfalfa is the most valuable element in the winter poultry ration, and if the fol- lowing precaution is taken in feeding it may be used in unlimited quantity. For several years it has been the practice at the Experimental Station at Harrow to chop fine the young alfalfa shoots for the baby chicks and to use cut alfalfa hay as the sole meahs of supplying the necessary roughage and greens for winter egg production. A good grade of second or third cutting hay is run through a cutting box in about half-inch lengths, steeped for twenty-four hours by entirely covering with cold water, strained, and fed in shallow tubs. For the best results it is fed immed- iately after the early morning grain and again in the afternoon. Old stalks left should be thrown out when- the birds cannot reach them or they may be the cause of crop trouble. Fair redult.s may be had by feeding pood alfalfa leaf dry, but the expar- ience at this Station is that the stotp- cd hay is better appreciated by the birds on account of its easy digesti- bility and because it is more palatable. Raise Your Own Living Whether willing or not the major- ity of farmers are now obliged to supply more of their own needs. The following list may provide sug- gestions for further economy: 1. Milk a few good cows; feed re- commended rations. 2. Fatten one pig for eTery two adult members of the family; cure the meat properly. 3. Keep at least 100 good hens, correctly houaed and fed. 4. Raise a good garden; water from windmill if possible. 5. Plant only cash crops, which show little or no surplus. 6. Grow your own stock feed. 7. Butcher fat cows and steers; trade meat with neighbors. 8. Raise your own living; keep your roof tight. 9. Get down to earth and do the best you can today. 10 . Drive a horse until you can afford to buy gasoline. Faith In One Fellow There is at least one man left in this country who has not lost faith in ills fi'llow-mt-n. A local man had occasiiin recently to make a long trip over roads that are not kept plowed, and he had not gone .so very far be- fore he became stuck in the snow. A nearby farmer, seeing his plight, came to his assistanci" with a hoi'sc. but one was not enough to move the car, so tho Good Sninaritan ictunicd to the barn and hitched up a l<-am. The road did not inijirovc with dist- ance, so the farmer continueil lo haul tho car for mil<'s until n highway was reached â€" the distance covered was about 10 miles! When the driver nski'd his good friend how much he wanted for his trouble, the latter saiil tliat he was (flad to \ir of service ami wouldn't think of taking anything. Hardly believing his ears, the motor fst finally persuaded the man to lake two dollars. There should he a hall of fame for such a man. â€" Stayner Sun. taking (ark of his conore(;ati()n The preacher in a certain commun- ity had never exchanged pulpits with any of Mfe clerical brethren for 20 years, and this started a whispering •campaign pmong the congregation that there must be some good and sufficient reasons for no exchanges in ministerial services for a score of years. The minister got wind of the rumors, and the next Sunday, before starting his sermon, he said; "I un- derstand some of you wonder why 1 have not had nn exchange of pulpits sinco I became your pastor, so I will tell you why. If the visiting clergy preached better than I, yo>i would not liston to mo again, and if he did not pttnch as well as I, he would not be worth llstcningr to." It Pays to Dip Sheep In discussing the fact of parasites on sheep and methods for their con- trol, a Canadian authority gives four good reasons as to why it pays to dip sheep. These are: 1. Sheep that are free from ticks and lice grow more and better wooL 2. A clean flock requires less feed and is more easily kept in good con- dition. 3. The lamb crop is stronger, ewes milk better, and lambs grow more rapidly. 4. Parasites are a source of serious discomfort to sheep. The good shep- herd should be mindful of the com- fort of his flock. He al.so points out thai as a result of dipping the saving in fee<l and in- creased weight of lambs and wool may easily amount to from BOc to SI. 50 per ewe. The cost of dipping under ordinary conditions should not exceed three cents per head. tree and, therefore, do not consume much of the moisture supply avail- able to the tree. F'urthermore, the roots open up the soil, making it por- ous, thereby allowing the air to pene- trate the soil, which in turn stimulates bacterial action. This plant is capable of taking nitrogen from the air and storing it in the roots as nitrate fertilizers early in the spring, to promote rapid growth, and to stimulate blossoming. A crop of alfalfa is an extremely cheap source of nitrate supply. Al- falfa, being the heaviest yielder of all legume r.nd grass crops, may be cut twice a year. The cuttings, which are allowed to remain under the trees, make an excellent mulch, which con- serves moisture and keeps weeds down. Reports Fr§m Counties Poultrymen in Brant County report good production from their flocks but feed costs out of line with prices re- ceived for their products. A few owners complain of feeding troubles with home-grown grains, owing to the fact that much of the grain was badly weathered in harvesting. Large quan- tities of alfalfa hay are being shipped from Haldimand, both baled and ground. Prices being paid to farmers for hay in the barn run from $8.00 to $8.50. Several loads of Western lambs are on feed in Middlesex and are being marketed as they reach the proper weight and finish at around $7.25 cwt. Prince Edward County reports buyers for new milkers and springers have been active recently. Two carloads have been shipped by U.S. buyers in the past few weeks, in fact the supply hardly equals the de- mand. Down in Leeds County nearly all poultry pools have improred their grading and pack of dressed poultry by having all poultry graded and packed at the cold storage facilities in Brockrille. This central organiza- tion has graded and packed over 56 tons during December. Fergus Editor Smihng We can imagine the broad unile on the face of Editors Templin of the Fergus News-Record when the elec- tion returns showed the complete overthrow of the old council and a brand new one starting out in 1938. The old council, it will be remember- ed, fell out with the editors of the Fergus paper over the refusal to dis- close the name of a letter writer in the News-Record. One thing led to another until finally the council sent the town printing to Guelph. The return^ showed the Fergus people want a fair deal for their newspaper and have justified the stand taken by Templins. A town without a newspaper is a dead on* and live merchantmen know this. A few years ago the Palmerston paper was discontinued as the town was not supporting it, but the truth of the old proverb about missing the water only after the well has dried was evident and Palmerston merchants were delighted when the paper was started again. Now Tees- water is faced with the discontinu- ance of the news because local mer- chants do not advertise in it. The editor says that the money is going out of town to the big Toronto stores, who run pages of advertisements in the Toronto dailies. AM I MY BROTHER'S KEEPER? This is not a sermon nor a one-day- in-sevcn-talk. It is a message for every day and every hour of the day for every person who moves on and about our highways. Especially is it intended for those who drive auto- mobiles but it also contains a message for those who still classify themselves as pedestrians. If an army suddenly appeared in any Canadian city and shot to death 1,250 people and maimed 20,000 oth- ers, vvords would fail to describe the horror of it all. Unbelievable, un- thinkable you say. Yet it is; but dur- ing the present year 1,250 Canadians will be killed and 20,000 others will be more or less maimed or disabled by machines of death in the hands of fellow Canadians in the great majori- ty of instances. These instruments of destruction are not machine guns nor rifles nor armaments of artillery. NO, they are sleek looking peace time creatures whose makers never intend- ed that they should bring harm or disaster to a living soul. They are called automobiles. And why then do they kill and maim ? Because â€" somebody blund- ers, somebody gets excited, some- body does the wrong thing, some- body drinks alcoholic beverages and then tries to control a mighty mechan- ical force, somebody hurries, some- body drives too fast, somebody darts out on the road, somebody says I will let the other fellow look out for me, (somebody doesn't care, some- body plays fool, somebody makes a mistake â€" a terrible mistake â€" and a life is snuffed out. What are we going to do about it? What are you going to do about it? This appalling loss of life and limb â€" to say nothing of the seventy million dollar money loss that goes with it â€" is a problem of gigantic proportions and one that must be met. But parliaments cannot stop it. Resolutions won't cure it. Public meetings will not eradicate the evil. The I â- â€¢':.':. !em is strictly up to every individual who walks on the high- ways. In the first place no automobile should ever go on the road unless it is mechanically safe. Every driver knows what this means, and every driver who breaks this rule is court- ing disaster for himself and somebody else. In the second place no driver should take the wheel of an automobile on the highway unless that driver feels qualified to control the car under emergency, as well as under normal driving conditions. Disregard of thie may mean not only disaster, but should be regarded as criminal negli- gence. If you do not feel absolutely fit to drive, don't drive. It would be a splendid thing if a slogan somewhat like the following were printed on every windshield: "I don't want to be maimed or kill- ed, neither does any one else!" Even the wolf doesn't work at a flat rate. It takes so much more to keep him from some doors. Premier Diiplessis is merely em- phasizing the fact that Quebec wants what it wants when it has it. BUILDING FOR BETTER HEALTH The I se of I'otush ll is till! light, sandy and gravelly soils and muck soil.s that, as a rule, ari' nuirki'dly deticienl in potash, and nil which profilahle returns may be ixpe<-led I'rom the application of this ill nient. The rate of application will, of course, depend on a number of laclors, chief among which are the 1 liaractei- and fertility of the soil, and Ihe nature of the crops to be grown. Koi' most grain croi)s an application III' muriate of potash of .^)0 to 75 lbs. per acre will be founil sulTicienl. For clover and alfalfa these amounts might be doubled with profit. For potatoes, roots, corn and leafy crops generally, 100 lbs. of muriate of pot- ash per acre may be considered an average dressing, but frequently 200 pounds may be profitably used. As a rule It will be found more advantag- eous to use potash with forms of nitrogen and phosphoric acid than alone and it is always advisable to try out the fertilizer on a small scale befere making large purchases. Alfalfa A Valuable ( rop Apple growers have found that in ;.rdor to got sufficient color and ma- turity for the fruit, it is necessary to keep the orchard in sod, breaking up only at intervals of five or six yeqrs. .And for this purpose the best crop to use is alfalfa. Alfalfa, being perennial in nature, remains in Ihe ground year after year. Its roots penetrate the soil much deeper than those of the npple Eiii'li year at tlie Clirlalmas seivsuii we nro askiil to shnre our lilrssiiiKs with llinse whi) lire Ir.^.s fortu.'KiU' ihaii »i> iiro. We are .iskeil lo hilp llnanie the lYov- liicii-wlile IIkIiI aK.ilnst tiiliiTriiliisls. 'ruln'ri'ulii.siM is a m-rin liisiaso. It may alfiri any nrKaii nf ilie liuily, Imt parlK iiiiist rri'iMii'iitly al'arUi'iI are ttic liiiiKs. Iiiiiirs ami Klaiiils I'mplr are not liorii Willi luliiTcutiisis ami ll is not liiliiTlti'il Till' Krriiis thai cause It iiiiiMi i-iiiue from Hume our who ha.s ttie iJl.Keustv Infei'liiMiH friiin raille ran be transintlti'il lo huiium l>i>ln^'s in milk anil flcsti of ilisi-a.Hi-<t aiiinials, 'riii-ri'fiire. unless Tullk Is pi'iipiTlv iiiillleil as I'liinliiK friiin lu-aliliy I'ows. II sliiiulit .ilways he pasii'Ufi/.i'il The ureal allii'n or llii- urriti are overworlt. strain, illsslpalloii. liisiiltlrli-nt fooil and all tliiisr I'lement.s tliftl- lower line's ri'slsiance. .MtlimiKli t lir r;ermN am all ahiuit us. IT we leail lieallliy Ivi'H we throw t hem ofT aiul do not eontraet Ihe dlseasi'. (Miildren. however, are mure Kiisciptllile than griiwii-ups. therefurii It Irt moNt linpnrtant that their health bo especially protecli'il. Ueeovrry from tulieri'uloKiH Is «low ftnil Itii BUCceNH depeiulH iipiiii aii early dldcoviiry of the eiimlllhiii. and faithful iidhereiicii lo all the reiiulrementx of the treatment It catiiiot be cured by drugs or palini inisllclniw. The methuda of treatment to-day, while doNoly following thnie ileveliiped toward the end of the lB«t Cdiitury, rvat, Hunllitht, frnth atr. and priiper food, under medical «up«r- vlnlon, havr bc«ii aiiHment4«i l)y surnery. all eumbUiltiR to lielp the Imdy In lt« AKtit agalnit tho ravage* of the Hernia A atrniiK rmolutlon to get well la a groat help aliiu In HtagInK a siireeiuiful l>attl(i. Tho careful driver koep.i hla vyea on the road aliotui, over watchful of daugw When the risl light Nlgnnln. he Htops. Ho. too. •huuld wo paiwe when tuboreuloala â- llfnala aporalntentcuugn. loon of weight, ovor fallgue on allKlit exert Ion -beapeak • gonerally ruu-oown condition, all danger nlgnala of thla dlioa.w too often unho«<ded. Don't ho afraid t<i cnnnult a phyalrlan. Ilo will dIagnoNo your troublo. and don't loae heart If your feam are conflrmod With proper tniatment there In evory houo of riK'ovory. The MiinkokA and Toronto lIoaultAU for ("onmimptlves and Ihe Queen Niary lloapllal for ConHumptlve Children stand ready to nervo all who are aflllcteil. bu» In this they must have the help of man) frIendH. I'leiwe will voii aid tills life-saving work by senillnit a enntrlbullon It Niitlonnl Hanllarliini Association. 221 ColleKe Street, Toronto It almost looks as if the war to "make the world safe for democracy" has to be fought about every twenty- five years. It is always hard for a nmn to ex- plain something he does not under- stand. Right onnnurh but haven't you iiflen heard them trv it? Country Folk More Friendly Friendly conversation is an art which is rapidly disappearing. In the rush of modem city life, people seem to find little time for a pleasant chat with their neighbors. Indeed, the av- erage city dweller of to-day scarcely knows the people who live next door. In rural districts the case is different. Country folk are generally more friendly, and find time to exchange more than a casual word of greeting. But, here to, the art is gradually los- ing ground. The automobile has speeded up the tempo of life. The telephone has reduced the personal element. It is no longer necessary to conduct business face to face. 'We find it much easier to reach for tha telephone and deal with a somewhat tiny voice. To-day we are seldom content to spend an evening just talk- ing with friends. We can not enjo/ ourselves unless we are going to the movies, bridge, dances or some arti^ ficial entertainment ' We could regain our facility in conversation by a little practice. Un- less we do we lose that common ground which leads to understanding and friendship. And we would ba losing much. It would be a great insult to civilization if people should cease altogether to be mutually inter- esting. â€" Bowmanville Satesman. Financial Statement - OF THE - 0<prey Farmers' Milling Co., Limited FROM JANUARY 1. 1937, TO DECEMBER 31, 1937 RECEIPTS "'** Cash on hand as per last audit | 999 47 Sales by miller 10891 I4 Chopping by miller „.... 1162 20 Bank loans 1860 00 Miscellaneous accounts 90 00 Received on notes 77 21 (15080 02 EXPENDITURES Miller's wages | 870 00 Assistant miller's wages 43O 96 Postage, stationery, excise and exchange 37 17 Wheat, etc 5426 19 Barley, oats, etc 3692 29 Telephone account and hall rent 9 M Insurance 144 IS Municipal tax 161 7» Dominion and Provincial taxes 184 97 Repairs to mill 889 78 Freight, express and elevator charges „ 126 S7 Dividend No. 25 816 00 Dividend paid on 1 share, Dividend Nos. 21, 23, 28, 24 10 00 General account 156 20 Bank loans « ^ 1666 K Bag account 160 4S Trucking account ,. 266 78 Workmen's Compensation 20 6C Directors' and Auditors' salaries 76 0# Secretary-Treasurer's salary 826 00 Balance on hand 324 9S 115080 92 ASSETS & LIABILITIES ASSETS Stock in mill Dec. 31st, 1937, estimated | 3288 29 Outstanding accounts I860 80 Notes and interest receivable 170 40 Cash on hand 324 93 Mill and real estate 9800 ©• 115889 8« LIABILITIES Bank loan outstanding f 300 00 Assets over liabilities 16089 83 -^ 115889 83 Capital Stock of Company | 8000 OO Unsold capital stock of Company 1200 00 Paid up capital stock f 6800 00 Outstanding doubtful accounts 136 00 We, tho undersigned Auditors of the Osprey Famers' Milling Co., Limited, certify that we have examined the books of the Company for the year lli;)7 and compared the vouchers for receipts and expenditures with the Treasurer's books and find them to be correct, showing a balance on hand and in the Bank on Dec. 31st, 1937, of $324.93. MRS. MARTHA McGIRR, EMERSON WRIGHT, Auditors. Dated this l3th day of January, l'.»oS. t t T T T T T t t ? T ♦ t T T ? T Annual Winter Sale MONARCH FINISHES Who was it that predicted we would have an open winter. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦»♦♦ » ♦♦â- >♦♦♦ » »♦»♦»♦» 4i4.4.4M|i,t4.4. QUICK DRYING ENAMEL v*^ni(K)th ca.sy brushing-; durable and long wearinj^f. Dries ciuickly and produces a pleasing: pflossy fin- ish. For Furniture, VVoodwork, in fact wherever an Enamel finish is desired. Colors: White, Ivory, Nile Green, Pale Creen. 53c per Quart f t t T t VARNISH STAIN i ^, , , ,, ^ „, . :: " Unexcelled value at this remark- : . . Glossy and durable; for Wood- ., ;: ably low price; exterior and interior " ., work, rMirniture. Floors, etc. Lipfht W '/, use. Colors: White, Ivory Lieht " ; , Oak, Dark Oak and Ground Color. 1 ! ',', Green, Cream and Ruff ' ' ******* m * ♦ tiii ii mmii i u; FLOOR ENAMEL IHexiblc and hard dning, as it is made with a Durable Spar Varnish. Has a smooth, tough, g:lossy finish that has splendid resistance to wear and weather. Colors : Lig^ht Grey, ; ; Dark Grey, Tan, Yellow and Brown. HOUSE PAINT MONARCH FINISHES ARE WONDERFUL VALUE. STOCK UP NOW. Frank W. Duncan, Flesherton J â-º . \^><^<^<^><*<^*><*<*<^t*<**x**x^i^x^^^^