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a. .ri AAflTAN RTATESMAN. BOWMLANVILLE.ONTARIO PAGE TEN - - .-- -- --- --- - It takes seven tons of raw ma-[ Electricity represents 10 per teriais to produce one ton of alu- cent of the cost of making alum- minum. inuxn. Don't gamble against the beaveas. Are you fully covered against dam- age by bail and other risks such as ire, burglary and accident? Wouild a loan be helpful? Remember you do flot ask a favour wben you ask for a loin at the B of M. Loans are our business. Sec the i nearest manager. Ask or wri-te for the Joder "Quiz MY A i BANK0F MON>rRJxÂlIL vorking wi' Canadians in every walk of 1fe since 1817 AD-56 THE BEST MARKET FOR YOUR FARM PRODUCE LIVE HENS - CHICKENS - LIVE HOGS SPRING LADS - VEAL CALVES EGGs Due to selling direêt to the consumer we can pay yen MORE FOR VOUR FARM PRODUCE For Further Particulars Cail or Write PICKERING FARMS LIMITED 4Phone 336 - Day or Night 1 W I T I[ Y ONTARIO --- -- ----- ------ TH RE I N I .1 . .1.1 **ê I I . .5 . PesiC la iste rgsee rd- aki aaao es-O3Cm al fC ndLm t Ontario profits almost as much from tourist business as from gold mining. It's up to each of us to keep this busi- ness growing. Every tourist dollar is shared this way ... 1. Hotels; 2. Stores; 3. Restaurants; 4. Taxes, etc.; 5. Amusements; 6. Garages. '<Lt's make th.m want to corn. bock!" FUEUSHED IN TUE PIUUC INTEUST UT JOHN LIITT UMME TUNE IN "ONTARIO NOUDAr' CFRB, 10.30 p.m., Thiios. Fri. end Sot. A lit of Shorthoin Histery Told by W. A. (Bil) Dryden In a recent letter to the editer, son of Millhills Ransom Imp.- O. W. A. Dryden of Brooklin, Ont., A.C. Ransom 2- was a direct des- tells some interesting early his- cendant of the heifer, Bertie. Pro- tory of the develepment of the îaby more tha wthrsote Shorthorn industry throughout bba w hrso h Durham and South Ontario. Mr. females now constitutiiig the fa- Dryden ivith his son John operate mous herd of Shoifthorn cows at Maple Shade Farm which was or- Guelph, are daughters of O.A.C. iginally established, by Squire Ransom 2. One of the great sires James Dryden whose son, Hon. in Canadian Shorthorn histery is John Dryden later became the O.A.C. Ransom 23,- a son of O.A. outstanding Minister of Agricul- C. Ransom 2. ture for Ontario. "From 1864 to 1946 is a long Two points of interest will be time for a herd of cattie to be kept found in Mr. Dryden's letter. First on the same farm, and In the name that their herd of Shorthern cat- of one family, possibly a record tle originated in Durham county on the continent. Anyway John's in a purchase fromn Senator, the boy, Jimmie, is the flfth of the Hon. John Simpson an early set- famnily on-the farm. tier in Bowmanville, and second "I merely started out to ac- that the Dryden herd, continu- knowledge your thoughtfulness in ously maintained for 82 years, forwarding the paper, and now I probably holds a continental rec- have gone into a long lingo, but ord in that respect and young you may forgive the superfluity. Jimmy Dryden is now of the fifth "With regards, generation of Maple Shade Farm. Yours very truly, Hon. George Brown Bill Dryden." The letter from Mr. Dryden originated from a short item in The Statesman which contained "They Ca n StiI Wear reference to Hon. John Dryden as What We Can Spare" one of the earliest breeders of Shorthorns in Canada. In later Is Collection Theme research we flnd evidence that Hon. George Brown, one of. the Toronto, June l4th-They can Fathers of Confederation and still wear what we can spare. founder of The Globe, Toronto, That's Ontario's new slogan for became interested in Shorthorns the National Clothing Collection on a visit to Maple Shade Farmi fromn June l7th to 29th, inclusive, back in 1867, for in that year Mr. Health Minister Russell T. Kelley, Brown was candidate of the Lib- Provincial Chairman for the cam- eral party in South Ontario.. paign, said here today, in issuing Shortly thereafter, Hon. Mr. a final appeal for apparel and bed- Brown established Shorthorns on ding on behaif of Europe's desti- his famous Bow Park Farm near tttte. Brantford. In his biography we "Nearly every Municipality in find that the Bow Park herd later Ontario-and there are more than became one of the largest and seven hundred of them-is com- finest in the world. Bow Park pletely organized for this great, was continued for some time af- humanitarion drive," the Minis- ter Mr. Brown was shot down by.i ter announced. "Now it's up to an employee of the Globe and us, and by that I mean every died as a result. man, woman and child, to dig in- Dis~'ctto every nook and cranny in our Original Dsrc homes and .give every old and Tracing back these bits Of serviceable garment and article Shor thorn history, therefore, it we can spare. If we do that I can be reasonably assumed that know we' will achieve our objec- the original interest in Shorthorns tive of six million pounds, which in Canada dates back to Darling- means a pound and a haîf or one ton township, Durham county in piece of clothing or bedding from the days of Hon. John Simpson. every resident of Ontario." There is a further association in But if Ontario, the rest of Can- the htatter since Shorthorns are ada and other of the world's more otten referred to as Durhams, a fortunate peoples fail to answer legacy from Durham, England, this appeal, Mr. Kelley painted trahsposed te Durham County, this bleak picture: "There are one Canada. hundred and thirty million peo- Mr. Drygen's interesting ac- plç, including twenty-five million count follows:. children, who face dQath from "It was in 1864 that the first sickness and exposure in Europe pure bred Shorthorn female was and Asia next winter unless we purchased as a start of the herd clothe them." presently maintained at Maple Mr. Kelley listed the following Shade. As was common at the as the important items needed: time a few grade Shorthorn cows Suits, overcoats, work clothes for were kept, milked for butter and men and boys, infants' and child- steers fattened and turned off for dresses, aprons and smocks for beef. girls and women, shoes in pairs, .Fancy Stuff (tîed securely with string or la- "As boy fater or sme tme es), caps, felt hats, knitted head- "Adasiroyeftheprfocrsoe atime wear, gloves, undercothing, wool- had d eire bto procure a rte len socks, piece goods, blankets, bqreJaheifrenerbthsfthrtesheets and inensý draperies and dsqure a e su Dryd e , dinty remnants. dihiscora eds uch a moei dn 't ch He explained that all the wash- wîs hî so todable n schable garments and goods should fancy stuif. However, grandf a- be washed but need- not be ironed, ther was a director of the old and othier garments xieed not be Ontario Bai'ik, head office, Bow- dry-cleaned. Clothes without manville, Ont., and journeyed once buttons are acceptable as supplies a month, on a Saturday, te Bow- of buttons are. meving into lands manville te attend directors meet- where the clothing will be worn. ings. His means et transporta- "Oif particular interest te ser- tion was a grey mare hitched to a vicemen," Mr. Kelley continued, two-wheeled gig.' "is the fact that Navy, Army and "On one et these occasions fa- Air Force uniforms may be donat- ther went along and while the ed if all buttons are removed. And meeting was on at the bank, he we beliéye that those servicemen entertained himself among the and the geneî'al public will be cattle at the farm owned by the glad to know that the clothing Hon. John Simpson, then presi- will be distributed in every coun- dent of the Ontario Bank. Grand- tý,y where Canadians ýought." father was persuaded te part with Items which cannot b e baled- S$60.00 which bought a two year such as straw hats, feather beds. in-caîf heifer called Bertie, saîd pillows and mattresses-should te be a very fine individual, was net be given, it was stated. very prolific, had twelve calves, In a note warning te preveni aIl of them heifers, and thus be- the possibility et damage in sort- came the foundation ef a herd et ing and shipping, Mr. Kelley ask- I should, of course, dig into the records and enter the names of in- dividuals, but shall only refer to one of more recent importance. Fine Record "The dam of the great breeding THE STATESMAN NOW SOLD AT THESE STORES Newcastle: Mellow's Drug, E. Walton. Hampton: G. A. Barron & Son. Enniskillen-T. M. Siemon & Son. Burketon: Harold Gi. Blackstock: H. T. Saywell. Nestleton: J. G. Thompson, Allan Wilson. Pontypool: J. Crowley. Orono: Tyrrell's Drug Store. Newtonville: W. C. Lane & Co. Tyrone: P. L. Byam. Bowmanville: W. J. Berry, J. W. Jewell, Jury & Loveli, W. J. Bagneli, Statesman Office. MOVINS WEST bd. R.ewlnson Limiteci rejularly make Up and el Houtebold Furniture. Cou. soid.t.d Pool Cars to Manitoba, Saakatch- ewan. Alberta, British Columbia and ta CalUSanin. Write. 'wire or plons fatreduced Ireiglit rates. -Il eA:bllehed 1888. blé Yoage St., Toronto. Kingeale0 5126 KOVINS. PAcKINIi, ,HipIàNO ad SIOGES i YOU WILL be surprised at the total value of your clothing. IT should be included in you.r estimate of the a- mou.nt of fire insurance you need on the contents of your home. Consuit this agency NOW about carrying sufficient clothes and furnishings. SStuart R. lames INPURANCE - REAL ESTATE Successor to J. J. Mason & Son Phones: Office 681 - House 493 Klng St. Bowmanvllle F it secu out strei hom dies Posi rely bundle them and s et them1 for the pick-up on their1 ýts. However, if there is no9 ie to house pick-up, the bun- sshould be delivered to the1 ;tOffice.'" lnteresting Figures About Population 0f Rural Canada In 1871 the Census of Agricul- tilre reported there were 354,000 acres of occupied land in Durham County of which 244,000 acres were classifled as improved land. By 1911 occupied land in the county had increased to 363,000 acres while irmproved land total- led more than 273,000 acres. From 1911 to -1941 improved land in Durham County decreased 10 per cent while crop land during the same thirty years showed a de- crease of 24 per cent. The population of Durham County has also shown remark- able changes and declined from a peak of 39,115 in 1861 to 25,215 in '1941. This change was almost entirely.confined to the rural pop- ulations as the urban centres of Bowmanville and Port Hope showed relatively littie popula- tion change during the eighty- year period. While the statistics quoted here are for one county, they are in- dicative of changes in improved acreage and population that have 1 Mlen Wanted IN A COPPER -ZINC MINE Good Wages, Steady AUl Year Round Work Good Chances for Advancement Write for Information to Employxnent Manager Waite Amulet Mines Limnited NORANDA, QUEBEC 'I 1 be uti~zed. This problem of ero- a fr THURSDAY, JUNE 27th, 1046 1 taken place in maxiy areas of On- tario and Quebec. The decline in crop and land population with a corresponding increase i unim- proved land whiph is evident in Durham County is a resuit of im- proper land management. During the middle nineteenth century a great deal of land was cleared and planted to crops that was not suited to intensive agricultur- ai development. Many of the flood conditions of the Ganaras- ka River, which flows through Durham County and empties into Lake Ontario at Port Hope, have been attributed to this uncontroil- ed cutting of the forests. In com- menting on the general relation- ship between forest and floods it is stated in the report "The Gan- araska Watershed" that "The for- 'est under ail conditions cannot be said te prevent floods. Floods are caused chiefly by excessive pre- cipitation and extremes of tem- peratures. The forest, however, generally has a decidedly mîtigat- ing influence on floods. The re- port goes on to give some of the effects of floods of the Ganaraska River and reports that "Since the middle of the last century the good people of Port Hope and the settlement lying immediately to the north have been visited per- iodically by disastrous fioods. Each spring and in fact following a few days' heavy ramn the fear of flood is uppermost in the minds of the townspeople. When severe floods do occur they always cause serious damage to property and lu me rchants' s+ck in the business section of'the town." In addition to damage caused by flooding the clearing of the forest had a second detrimental effect on the economy of the com- munity in thptL once the trees were removed1 from the slopes of streams and feivers, the rate of erosion of the. soul increased. This was true in lurham County and a great deal ot land has been ren- dered useless for any purpose un- tii measures are taken that will stop this soil erosion, ýwhile màny gullies that have developed as a result of the ero.ion may neyer m sien is flot one that is confined to Durham County, but is one that is widespread in many sections of Ontario and Quebec. Farm lad- ers are realizing that in order to. control and prevent many of the problems resulting from wind and water erosion, measures wiU have to be taken as soon as possble to offset the present trend. It was for this reason that the Ganaraska Watershed in Durham County Ontaro, was selected in 1942 fory intensive study to determine plai for rehabilitation which might be extended te other areas.J w 1 1 1