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on name examiner Published by Canadian Newspapers Ltd Is Bayfleld street Barrie Onmrio PAGE FOUR FRIDAY APRIL EDITORIAL ll Salute To AgricultureI From MP For Simeoe North Today we present the First Annual Farm Edition of The Barrie Examiner That is as daily newspaper We have had farm editions in past years as weekly and as triweekly but not for several years In the futurewe plan to publish farm edition every year around the first of April This isthc first of such and we trust our readers will find it both interesting and lnstruc tive Now that we have got started again these farm editions should increase in size and quality as we prooeed on the path of daily publication Now we had asked Mr Heber smith QC of Barrie Member of Parliament for Simcoe North for some comments on Agriculture to be included in the other section of todays edition the Farm sec tion But it was delayed coming from Ottawa and did not reach the editorial office until yesterday afternoon too late to be included in the farm section which was made up and mat rolled for print ing Wednesday night But the subject matter of Mr Smiths is so timely and worthwhile we are taking the liberty of using it as an editorial for today Herewith is the matter submitted by the MP for Simeoe North am very grateful to the Editor of The Harrie Examiner for the opportunity in this special edition to comment on agriculture in Canada In the last few weeks there have been many news items from all parts of the world concerning the state cf this vital industry ECoffee prices in Brazil are tumbling as are cocoa prices in Africa India can notsell her jute while Japan one of the most densely populatedcountries in the world with little good agricultural land now produces 80 of her own food requirements United States with rigid price support system has built up surplus of agricultural products worth 10 billion dollars and which cost her billion dollars year to store In Canada we have had the wheat farmers march on Ottawa and read that the price support on hogs has been reduced and new system of payment is to be introduced Sadly too we learn that we cannot even give away our surplus of dried milk to the impoverished nations of the world Now all this news is related and from it we learn many things The income of the average farmer is lower than the wages paid in the towns and cities We learn too that the problem of overpro duction of agricultural products is not confined to Canada but affects all prim ary producers the world over since World War II the agricultural industry has undergone technological revolu tion but agricultural economics and social planning have not kept pace lin proved seed sslection and methods of cultivation have reduced the dangers of drought and frost Scientific use of fert ilizers have greatly increased crop yields Breed selection and scientific feeding havs greatly increased the production of dairy products and meat products Cost ly machines do highly specialized jobs and replace many workers All this has affected the economics of farming by increasing greatly the amount of capital required for farming opera tions reducing the amount of hand labour required on farms increasing the size of farms for more economic use of the expensive farm machinery increasing the degree of specialization on existing isms to make the best use of production methods Now these economic and technolog ical changes are having great impact on the social aspects of farm life They are reducing the number of people re quired on individual farms and also the number of people required in the ag ricultural industry generally They are reducing the economic value of the fam lly farm and thus destroying it as social entity Of course it is not proper to blame this breakdown of the family farm on economic conditions because the farm family is subject to exactly the same stresses and conditions of modern living that are affecting family life in the urban centres HoweVer the econ omic conditions do tend to turn farms into factories and the farmer into factory worker One of the most pressing problems facing agriculture is what can or should bodone to preserve the family farm as an economic and social unit ltis of course problem that must be decided by the farmers themselves but would like to ask few questions and make few suggestions What is the price who will pay it and is it worth the price think that some of the costs have been spelled out We will have to have price supports paid direct to producers This will of ocurseinvolve substantial increasa in government administrative personnel It will involve rigid production controls imposed either by the producers them selves or by the government It will alsoinyoive land use program whereby the farmer will be required to use their land for the crops it can best grow All this should bring security to the fam ily unitiarm but the farmer will have to surrender great deal of his freedom and independence upon which he has al ways put high value The question is one that divides farmers and farm organizations It is one that can only be answered by the farmers themselves the solution cannot be imposed by any outsiders Opinions of OllierNewspapers pl rouca JOB mason St Catharines Standard Attracting industry to any one area is highly competitive business one might almost say cut throat business At least 60 Ontario communities are actively working at this business and Ontario is but one province of this nation FRIDAY APRIL 10 1939 Thompson Crewe Postinsstervst Barrie for the past 21 years resigned to take effect at the end of September The Barrie office being changed to thn status then put the staff on civil service basis and Mr Crewe being over the retiring ago for civil servants had to retire An additional male assistant placed on the staff was Harry Morren returned soldier former Mm member who was carry ing on chicken hatchery also fur farming on North Street brother of Fred Morten collector of Customs for Barrie Followle consideration of number of tenders the Boardof Education accepted the tender of the Casualty Company through its agent EsThompson for Public Liability in VParagrophically Speaking Ir In assuming ailmentsusually result from being tense Obs isms Examiner Authorized wiscm um mail rm own Bopmantrfittlwl noun undlyl mo senator Holidays Ixcaptcu wanes Business idanager kn mannera manager Nsvms sanitisrllhnh Editor anockwnLL aoer nmsru subscription me daily carrier cur assays sinn copy so Bynuilwi amiss Gmyam usec months um um manm mach puma Canada 3900 nu Ol£lcer Klng st rmmo s40 sum Montroll uzs wan Georgia chisel vnEouIvIy number or fhsCanadi New insen Annexation The ésnuiiin m3 Fla6 Audit Eursau of ducuiauuu ran Canadian Pun is hamwary entitled use for collection olull new niches in Ewe as to if or Allocated has new and all the local new published therein All rim of republication of special disoltches heroism lilofrucryad ripimiu Number Editorial Asvulmiu mMPArkwwM5flrWanLAWum Plumbers won 27cent increase in their hourly and TIMES HAVE CHANGED For William TimesJournal wage at Toronto There was day not too many years ago when 27 cents an hour was considered good PM News of Former Years surance to he carried by the board against accidents with premium three years at $420 covering $1000 for any one person or total of $20000 for all victims of any particular accident It is noteworthy that King Edward School led in deposits in the Penny Bank with 25 of the pupils making deposits popular postie Stephen Garside has been post office letter carrier for 25 years and reckoned that he hadwalkedabout 08685 miles in that time Also in all that time he had but ten days illness and had walked about 14 miles daily and had delivered 14635 registered letters He has 390 calls on his list Bornin England in 1800 he came to Canada and Barrie in 1900 Mrs Garside was the former CarrieWaring and they were married in England Theres about one chance in four that capable and reliable man will run for office and about the same chance that the voterswill elect him if he does run Thats why 16 out of 16 elective office holders are what they are alas There is considerable nepotism in government becauSeblood isfthicker than water and politicians hide is thicker than anybodys Transportation is so rapid now that woman can put on new hot in New York board ajet plane and arrive in Los Angeles before the hat goes out of style of the basis of comparative intellig ence people actiar dumber thanthe so jcuiled dunlb anilhels do The English fsupply ministry reports it has been foundsea gulls can be fright ened away by playing ElvisPresiey re cordsi Press report They arent frightened gthey leave becausethey have aniexccllentuearjfor music plioro EDllOllllil CROSSING This is the crossing of the CNR over Main Site in Ward Six near the Copsco plant for which the traffic committeeoi Barrio City Council budget ing $16000 to be spent on VITAL T0 flasher signals andshcrHrm gates When the crossing is through later this year frat iic will be able to drive up lilain Street to Anna Street and over the bridge which the 55s ARTERIAL ROIID Ontario govcmmeof built last winter over High 400 Un til then the bridge that goes nowhere will module to get little use Primitive Dance Becomes Part Of West Indies Life by owner doorman Canadian Press staff Writer PORT of SPAIN Trinidad CF Tbecry limbo limbo limbo signals the start of wild prim itive dance that has become part of the life and culture of the west lndiao people The dance and calypso singing have been handed down from is ther to son since the liih century when African men and women were captured and brought to the tropical island of the Caribbean to work as slaves in sugar cane fields The dance and the songs are among the fcwycustoms visitor to the islands sees or hears pub iicly to remind him of the origin of the people who now form the bulk of the population of the is lands But in waterfront taverns the West Indian will occasionally fell hesitatingly how in strictest pri vacyusually in sparsely settled rural or jungle areas some weird and frightening African customs are sullobserved FORMS OF VOODOO These jnclude obenh form of ripen voodooor witchcraft and bai dances in which the per formers work themselves into frenzied Irance and stop only when they drop from exhaustion Any number of people can par ticipate in the limbo dance The women dress as colorfully as Canadian square dancers The men wear only lightfitting knee length breaches and bandaoa around their foreheads To the savage beat of bongo drums and spinetingling chant barefoolcd performers male piroucfte shimmy and shake The dancers are not paired off Each goes through motions of his or her own yet the dance seems to follow set pattern Gradually the tempo of the drlunbeais is increased and the movement of the do er matches the tempo Then one ad vsnces to bamboo pole held across the centre of the floor Willi her feet wide apart she bends back from the waist and with series of rhythmic hops works her way under the cross bar Each time she crosses under the bar it is lowered Experts can cross under bar only nine inches from the floor without their backs knees or beads touching the lion roomsr AITRA ION The dance is major sitracllon in night clubs throughout the is tlves found there was shortage of instruments to play in the an nual Mardi Gras carnival so they rounded up dustpsns gar bage cans and anything else they could find to raise din From garbage cans the West Indians graduated to disuuded steel oil drums Now by beating the drums with wooden sticks covered with pieces of old inner tubes the natives can play any thing from classical music to the obsobs Tiic West Indian does most of his celebrating on weekends That is when he dresses in his best to go courting or dancing or to drink native rum which can he purchased for as little as 75 cents quart Sunday is set aside for churchgoing family gatherings or picnics at the many beaches on the islands N0 SIESTA During the week the West In izinds The remainder of the show fdian goes to bed early and rises usually consists of group calypso singers and singer of rock roll or other popular songs There is no color bar in the night clubs and it is not unusual 10 see widtesAfrlcansEsst in dlans and Chinese dancing with one another Practically all races dresslallke in light tropical cloth ing imported from the United Kingdon the United Stetesln die or Canada Growing in popularity as so entertainmentatuactlon through out the islands is the steel band the origin of which dates back only to the days of the Second World War At that time the na REPORT FROM UK Scandalizes Lovers Of Old Traditions By MclNTYRE soon London England Correspondent For The Barrie Examiner LONDON Sir Harold Gillett Lord Mayor of London has scan dallzed the lovers of old tra ditions in the city over which he presides and has won for himself severe criticism from the president of the Societyof London Toastmasters He he came tired of the lengthy pre amble uttered by the profes sional toastmasters at official dinners in introducing every speaker At dinner the Mas ters and Wardens of the Livery Companies an ancient and dis tinguished body he ordered that the traditional formal preamble be uttered only for the first speech of the evening At many functions which have attended have been in irigued by the lengthy inuoduc tion given in snuorous tone of voice by redcoated toast msster standing behind the chair man At the dinner in question it would go something like this My Lord Mayor Your Grace Your Excelleocies My Lords Aldermen Sheriffs Ladies and Gentlemen pray you give sil cues for then wouidfol low the name of the speaker to be introduced AN ANCIENT cusrM This all follows ancient ClE tom and it has up to no been recognized as the right thing to do at toplevel functions The professional toashnaster is recognized craftsman it is his job to render this preamble and to do it impresslv And all of those whom ve beard do it have really been ressive Sir Harold Gillett as Lord Mayor of rllondon averages about four or five official diné ners every was He has since taking office heard this long riaroapons nan WORCESTER Eu CP lock or captions all after his death on the island of St Helena in 1021 sold at au lion here for £100 preamble at least 20 to 25 times week it is not surprising that he at last rebelled against it the firstLord Mayonto do so On his instructions at the din net to which have referred he allowed it to be delivered for the first speech only After thatl the subsequent speeches had only threeword preamble My Lord mayor This innovation has been re ceived with mixed feelings One guest at the dinner said break with tradition deplor able But another said First class who wants to listen to string of phases related half dozen times or more SOCIETY OBJECTS The Society of London Toast masters however iswclymuch annoyed After all if this be came general might mean theend of hair calling Their zidenth Harold Dean say it would be great pity al most tragedy tcbreak the old tradition The string of titles is something at visitors espec ially foreigners like to hear though am all Lgafrst giving out the individual honours of the speaker For my part rather liked much for the length of the pre amble as for Lhe magnificent way in which the professioan toastrnasters intoned the words BIBLE THOUGHT Within Bless Jehovah Plalms 1032 No one appreciates giftsthat be hasnot accepted it is bad taste not to aclmcwledge gifts the old haditloual Way not so early Office and store hours are from nm to pm with an hour off for lunch Despite the intense heat the people have never adopted the Mexican cus tom of an afternoon siesta From vibe lich the sports enthusiast rushes to the cricket pitch to get in gems during the remaining daylight hours In the tropics there is little or no twilight The sun sets about pm and it is dark within minutes Cricket is the national sport other sports include field hockey tennis soccer and track and field Horse racing popular spectator sport in rural areas the day starts at dawn Sugar is the basis of the Islands economy and provides the bulk of the employment Long hours are spent tending and reap log the crop Large numbers also are employed in coconut groves citrus orchards coffee cocoa and banana plantations and inner ket gardens The West Indian eats good deal of fruit which be can buy cheaply Salted codlish imported mainly from Newfoundland is basic part of the workingmans diet Most of themeat used is imported from Australia andNew Zealand and because of its cost is served mainly in the homes of the middle and upper classes As the tourist industry de velops more and more people are lining employment in murist re ssr MAN JOELESS But unemployment remains major problem in the islands which are all looking to the out side world for help with develop ments that will provide jobs The unemployment problem is ac centuated by birth rate that has climbed steadily since the scourge of malaria was beaten within the last decade campaign of planned parent hood was staunchly opposed by the natives about 30 per cent of whom are Roman Catbo Others are Anglicans Method ists Presbyterians ti Moravians Seventh Day Adv fists Hindus Muslims Buddhists and Hebrew new approach now is being made to IhEpopulatlon problem drive has been launched to fry to reduce the high rate of ii legitimate births No one will geldict how successful it is likely The population increase has caused lihousing shortage and it is estimated that at least 300 000 new homes are needed in The West Indies The type of housing now avail able depends on mans wealth The upper and middle class usually live inatbactive houses of stone rick or cement blocks Those withlless money have neat little frame homes The very poor and some of the unemployed in tile cities II in unbelievably squalid slu or makeshift shacks Some of these shacktowns sra nurses Pm dunI Time Take PreeIeCfion View Br DON Special Correspondent For TORONTOIllltimcicrl proclecilcn lookace With everyone making ready for the hustlnu there Is talk of the probable inorolnglloclhe respective chances of tbevarlous partiu And the most gsnsulcoa seam is that the government Iboulrl be rehiraed easily the Liberals should improve and ihc ECIB very much of dark orss TI CONEERVATIVES The goVemmenLlt is taken for grsnted will lose some seats The combination of long time in office and an opposition with renewed spirit are bound to make some mark The strongest possibility is felt to be in the Windsor area which has had the most severe unem ployment stress it would surprise no one if two of the three presently held were lost Others held to be in jeopardy are scattered through the prov ince few in the north few in the cast and possibly one or two in Western Ontario Hut therais no apparent threat to the partys strong Toronto holding And this combined with the large number of safe Tory seats out in the province is re Minutemade office museum No dramatic improvement is looked for from the Grllll7lt it is the will add enough mm to mike more for midable opposition They have been showing enthusiasm but still reflect bi experieuoe few of the prueul members have strong fights but most are looked on as likely to reform In additionto this there re are some strong band dates spotted throughout the province with good chance of winning The party is even hopeful of kings few seats in the Tar onto arcsand apparently with some ground for be faith 11E CCF The prospects of the CCFerc are matter of great conjec Donald MacDonald and his col leagues express strong confl deuce The opposition groups do not fear them except in the oc casional riding One would say chances of suc ccss depend on the impact on the public of two matters natural gas and unemployment The observer would say the im pact to date has not been seri ous lBut if this is wrong the party could make important gains LETTERS TO EDITOR ras noan TIIAT insane avsavwasas 105 Edgebill Drive Barrie April 1059 To The Editor The Barrie Examiner Sir have been too busy in answer the snide report in your worihy paper lastweek about the Anne St Overhead that leads nowhere have sat and idlywslcbed huge trailer tractors and auto mobiles roaring audss Anne Street crossing at 80 miles an hour with little children dodg ing between trucks and cars playing bit and run chicken game attempt at crossing the street in California Yes have seen and tried it This could be hop the pot boiling type of left but the statements made are easily df gested am re The Anne Street bridge is not leading no where Its leading to anything the City of Barrie and the Pm vincial Government want to make it BWDAINES HAPPY ON MOVING TORONTO ro BARBIE 29 Amelia Street Barrie April c1959 To The Editor The Barrie Examin er Sir It seems that we have have seen 55 many 85 Zooloined the steadily increasing cars pass over this crossing in few minutes robably you can recall the tobacco man who worked on the farm at the top of Anne Street getting killed have seen carscrashwandturc upside down careening down the 400 with people screaming This is the bridge that leads no where Whose responsibility is it city or province to cut he banks down on each side of Anne Street going up the bill it could have been done last fall and would have allowed twoway traffic up and down the Anne hill Maybe the Norwelt con struction company could give that answer Whoever thought the Anne overhead was placed there at tremendous cost to taxpayers have hole in their headlf they think it was solely placed there for the residents of Edgehill Drive tbmk the provincial planning board knuv what they are doing when Highways 26 and 27 lie in on the Allandsie end to Anne Street and the hill scbmoz zle going north lip Anne Street is widened out andcontlnued north to 26 and 27 highways then we will have an artery through Barrie tbatlwill relieve the bottleneck at the present 27 highway west of Cuddles where you turn west to Shayner etc Many hundreds of acres of Land at the tip of Anne Street some in Barrie sons in Ves prawill then be accessible for bluiiding in our vercrowded Bar think these few lines will answer little bit the query to THE ROAD AND BRIDGE THAT LEADS NO WHERE Another very simple answer to another very important problem facing the Barrie merchants on main street in my humble way is tliisA great deal of contro versy was rumbled last year about the old post office square few merchants had the answer but they could not get their ideas across Why couldnt ramp garage be built at that site Montreal firm is building in in To main It is the ensue in Los Angeles California You drive in the ground loo pay asmall fee and your car is rked you leisurely doyoui shopping on main street your car sale and easily available foryou when you return This building could have huge restaurant on the main floor with rest andcomfort rooms with huge gins windows overlooking beautiful Keinpen felt Bay This type of building would not be anyrsubsidy blun der it would eventually pay for Itself And make it safe and easy for shoppers of Simcoe County to shop downtoi Barries main street it is now one tries very hard tc avoid the onearm bandits and veers away from Barries main street N0 PARKDIG problems Alsdiiarrlos clty planners should be very sure ey have accept priceless gills with adjacent to cityslumps where at available soon place for out gratitude is contcmptible timob men women and children helicopter landing fie fora but lit is rse not even to can beseen battling with vultures see in thenot too eaizc that grcst treasures for possession of scrnns of food turc helicopter so tr dumped garbage trucker islant in from room to Barrie already1n stream of Torontoaians who wish to live away from The Big Smoke and have found just the right kind of city in Barrie We have been here such short time and alreadyws are in love with your community Indeed we feel quite ls decision we iavc made and happy that my husbands bush ness Ontario Land Surveyor has enabled us to make the move We like The Examiner and particular your columnist Pal rlck Nicholson We notice that on the week end you feature home IlllIILIn thlsarea Our new home on Amelia Street is built by George Davies ands it is unique and has features designed for large families wn feel that this is home that should re ceive attention It deserves mention in your paper it is credit to you cityWehave been pleased with our business relationship and We know that the quality of workmanship is indeed superior Just tomen tlon medals in design that would be of interest to your read ers cloaker for the chil dren We would be pleased to hear from you Sincerely MUli LEEPEIZ 0mm ro EXTENSION or namGnr savmo Barrie RE April 1059 To The Editor The Barrie Examln er Allow me to take Issu with statement in an editorial of yesterdays paper Aprll The period of DST was ex tended an extra month some years ago and caused no incon venience Perhaps it caused no luconlt vealence to the writer of this editorial and to others Many people however consider day light saving time nuisanceeslt peclally if continued until the end of October If one has chil dren in school one practic ally forced to adopt daylight saving time We find it hard to get the children to sleep early enough in the spring and au tumnfo be up and off to rich by eight oclock Yes mean eight oclock because that is what time it is of ourse We only deludc urselves if we think that we are actually crelt atlng more hours of daylight wish that those who value the hours of daylight so much would confine themselves ionising an hour earlier This vould require bit of selfdis though so no doubt would not be popuv lar idea Yours faithfully with the MRS FRANK CROWIIURST coon KNrrrEn FORT WILLIAM Ont CPlI Pioneer John Lamke 80 who look up knitting three years ago is so skilful at turning out soc gloves sweaters and scarves that ills daughter in law Mrs Neil Lilmke seeks his advice on knitting problems sh bland the flannel i3