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THITRSDAY, MARCS lOth, 1949 ( 1 ~~Weekty Revlew ----- THE WRITING ON THE WALL By LEWIS MILLIGAN "The World Needs a Prayeirful People." That was the caption beneath a large colored poster de- picting a young man in the fore- ground with his bands claspcd an~d bead upli!ted, and in the background the silhouette o! a city ovcrcast with threatening clouds shot througb with a gleam ,pi sunlight . It was a strikingiy bIeautiful work o! poster art, and Wkt flrst glance I thought it was an advertisemcnt for some big indus- try, but when I tead the above worls beneath it I feit a thrill like that describcd by Wordsworth: "My heart leaps up when I behoid A rainbow in the sky !" The poster was not credited ta any sponsorsbip, nom was there any sign o! the name o! the artist or the poster !irm. It was a direct ananymous appeal and a warn- ing, like the mysteriaus band- "Stop at the f irst barber- sIop. 1 want to see what 1 married." KING'S RADIO TAXIS 24 HOUR SERVICE . 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Give Dr. Chase's Nerve Food a chance ta help you, too, when yau feel edgy, upset or a bundle of nerves. Get the large .economy size" taday. The name l'Dr. Chase" is your assurance. rPr. ChaSeYj NERVE F00PD Sweet Caporal Cigarettes olwaya reach you (l"4 , Sa enjoy t he consistent smoothness, mldness, sotis- faction of Sweet Caps, the 1 iCigarette. Climb on the Sweet Caps bondwagan. ?H~ CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE. ONTARIO A i~W ~mn writing on the wall at the Feast of Belshazzer, "Thou Art Weighed in the Balances and Found Want- ing." That poster should be displayed throughout the Western world. Great masses of people have been iround wanting in prayer, and ail] that prayer implies in regard ta the nature of man and his re- lationship to the Eternal. They have for the most part become earthbound, and where there is no spiritual vision the people pcrish. Wc used to sing the hymn, "From Greenland's icy moun- tains," and deplore the fact that the people of "India's coral strand" and "Afric's sunny foun- tains . . .. Bow down to, wood and stone." But at least those people did recognize something Lbeyond and above themselves. tToday there are hundreds of mil- lions of people in civilizcd coun- tries who are more "benighted," so far as religion is concerned, than the "heathen in his blind- ness." They can no longer sing, "We whose souls are lighted with wisdom fromn on high." In Soviet Russia there are stili aider people who ding to the re- ligion in which they were brought up, but the very ideas of God and immortality are eradicated from the minds of the rising genera- tion. Christianity has been sup- planted by the materialistic re- ligion o! Kari Marx, whose god was the State and he its prophet. The adorations and prayers of the people are addrcssed ta the embalmed body of Lenin and the mortal diety at the Kremlin. The camnai religion is spreading like a disease over Asia and East- ern Europe, and it is being car- ried by its infected missionaries into the Western World. Even people who profess ta hate Com- munism are unconsciously infect- ed and display the eariy symptoms of the disease. In the nineteenth Century Great Britain was the home of religiaus revivals, and church attendance was at its Peak, and this overflowed into a world-wide missionary move- ment. In Britain today religion is at its lowest cbb. According to recent public opinion poils, church-goers represent bctween 15 and 20 per cent of the popula- tion. Various reasons are given for this small percentage, but The British Weckly attributes it to a general decline In "reiigious con- vict7ion." There are no comparative figures for Canada, but ai- though churchgoing is not as popular as it used to be, the actual membership of the churches bas been well main- tained, and it is cstimated that church -goers would represent over 40 per cent of the population. The percentage would probably be iower in the big cities and highcr in the small towns and rural districts. In the U ni te d States, especially in the largie cities where the open Sunday prevails, the percentage of chtirch attendance must be much lower than that of Canada. We have littie reason there- fore, ta, look askance at "godless Russia," for we who boast of aur "freedom of worship" are more ta be blamed for the neglect o! that priviiege. As that poster de- clared, the whole world needs a prayerful people. By the neglcct of worship the people are cutting themselves off from consciaus re- lationship with the spiritual world and the Creator and Sus- tainer of the Universe. The real "shut-ins" are not invalids, but the healthy people who shut God out of their lives. For what are men better than sheep or goats That nourish a blind life within the brain, LISTEN TU "TALKUNG TC THE ISTAR$-' CBC DOMINION NETWORK. SUNOAY CVENNBS WHN N MOITREAL SELTWE UNOW WR#Tt CFCF MONTREAI. FUR T&cR&lT If, knowing God, thcy lift flot hands of prayer? We talk about the sovereignty o! nations, "but we are forgctting the sovcreignty o! God over ail nations. Communism can neyer suppiant that sovereignty and a Demoôcracy that does not acknow- ledge it whoieheartedly is domr- cd ta go the way o! "'ail nations that forget God.", Judge of the Nations, spare us yet, Lest wc forget-lest we forget! Solina Auction Sale Attracis Many People Ail Over the County Interested in the experiment iaunched by Jack Baker and Ralph Davis iast Friday under the title "Solina Sale Exchange" the Statcsman's farm reporter bas leamned that the display "ad" announcing the venture, bas paid of! in success dividends. It was learned from Mr. Baker that this !irst sale, held at Baker Farms, attracted buyers from ail across Durham and most o! the adjacent caunties. Auctioneer Ted Jack-- son had no dif!iculty in clearing the large number o! of!erings ta appear but bad bids for many more that couldn't be suppiied. This sale exchangc brings buy- crs and sellers together who are interested in almost everything wanted for the farm. Livestock, ail branches, implements, seed grain, even dogs and pups, may be listed and braught along for the weekly auctions which take place cvery Fniday commencing at 2:p.m. In future the listings will appear in the "Auction Sale" column in The Statesman. The telephone numbers are' shown s0 that entries may be facilitated. Sec this week's of!erings and get in on the bargains. Hybrid Corn Made Great Gain in '48 The Forage Crops Division, Experimental Farms Service, Do- minion Department of Agricult- ure, was bath pleased and amazed at the way in which hybrid corn caught on with farmers in the lower Ottawa Valley in 1948. Until 1947, practically no hy- brid huskiihg corn was grown in Ontario east o! Toronto except on an experimental basis. But in that year, through experiments, demnonstrations and lectures, Do- minion Experimental Farm scien- tists and Provincial agricultural representatives spread the stary o! the bybrid corn conquest o! southwestern Ontario throughout that area. On the basis of enthusiasm shown and intentions expressed, anc scientist in 1947 forccast that 600 acres might go into hybrid corn in the Ottawa Valley in 1948. The total turned out ta be 3,500 acres. And in the area lying east o! Toronto, new plantings o! hy- brid corn in 1948 amaunted ta another 3,000 acres. The diversion o! more than 6,000 acres in one year into an un- famîliar crop indicatcd confi- dence on the farmer's part flot only in the crop but also in the advice he got from the Experi- mental Farms Service. The work o! the Ontario Corn Committee, a -group o! Dominion and provincial officiais, did much ta stimulate the startling success achieved by hybrid corn in Cana- da. Hybnid coam was first grown commerciaiiy as a husking crop n Canada in 1938. It was intro-t duced in Ontario's icading corn1 counties-Lambton, Essex, Elgint and Kent-and In,' five years'L ime had overrun almost 95 perc cnt o! Canada's corn acreage in1 bis arca, which averages 250,000r cres annualiy. Today less than [ve per cent is seeded in thesev aunties ta the aid or open-polli- j rated vanieties. 1 Although test plots of hybn!d ;how yields as high as 95 bushels er acre, the scientists are cau- ious and suggest an average 'ield of 40 ta 60 bushels is more likely. Trouble in obtaining a 'ood stand quickiy cuts down the otential yield. Have Equipment Ready For The Spring Work Spring is just around the cor- ner, and now is the timne ta check farm machinery and equipmcnt and obtain any neccssary replace. ments. TI'ere is probably no more forlorn figure than the farmer who has just gone ta the field ta seed, hay or harvest, only ta find that bis machine has broken down. Ncxt in line for disappointmcnt, says W. T. Burns, Superintcnd- cnt, Dominion Experimentai Sub- station, Smithers, B.C., is the far- mer who starts bis repairs on the day he sbould have started bis field work. In chccking over machines ail dirt, grease, and ails sbould be thoroughly washed away, using kerosene or gasoline whcre nec- essary. Allibcarings and other moving parts shouid be carcfully' examincd,ý and those showing signs of excessive wcar should be renewcd. Ail boîts and setscrews used in adjustmcnts, should be cbecked ta be sure they are oper- ative. Machines should also be checked for braken castings. These are often indicated by the presence o! wirc. Whilc it may be truc that the machines wcrc running fine the last time thcy were used, It is equally truc that time spent checking thcmn over during the off-seasan will eventualiy save time during the busy summer sea- son. Objections arc frequently rais- cd that during the winter it is too cold ta work on machines. How- ever, it is surprising how much can be donc in a modest sized machine shop if fitted with a small stove, particularly if the coldest days are avoided. Show and Sale of Beef Cattie to be Held in Toronto The Show and Sale of Bcdf Bulîs schcduled ta be held in the Sheep and Swine Arena, Rayai Winter Fair Buildings, Toronto, on March l5th, is arousing a great deal of intercst among the beef producers of the Province. This venture, the first o! its kind in Ontaria, is being spansared by the Ontaria Department of Agri- culture in ca-operation with thc varÊous Bec! Cattle Associations, for the purpose of distributing good sires throughout the Pro- vince. Nincty bulîs have been entered by leading breeders in Ontario. This total consists o! sixteen Aber- deen-Angus; eightccn Herefords and fifty-six Sharthorns. The Committee in charge bas guarded against the possibility of inferior animals being offcred by requir- ing every bull ta be carefully inspected and approved befare entering the show ring. Bulis that are considered below a rccognized standard will be refused admit- tance ta the ring and aniy animais that have been shown may qual- ify for the auction. Inspection will be donc by a special com- mittce consisting o! anc repre- sentative of cach brced and a Veterinary Surgeon. The show classification provides for four classes in each brecd. Thc youngest classes are for bulis born between January lst. 1948 and April 30th. 1948, while the oldest classes are for bulîs born between the same dates in 1947. Men wcll known in live stock circles have been chosen ta judge the show. Reford Gardhause of Weston will make the awards in the Sharthorn classes; Professor R. G. Knox o! Guelph, will judgc the Herefords, and Lloyd Mack, breeder and exhibitor o! the grand champion steer at last year's Royal Wintcr Fair will pin the ribbons an the Aberdeen-Angus. In view of the large cntry it wili bc neccssary ta start the judging at 9:00 a.m. Colonel, The Honourable T. L. Kennedy, Prein- l er o! Ontario, will be on band ta officially open the sale at 12:30 noon. The Ontario Department o! Agriculture bas a double Intercst in this event. Not only is the iDcpartment providing prize mon- ey for the show, but is also offer- ing a premium ta each Ontaria resident who makes a purchase in the sale. The prcmium will be equal ta one-third o! the purchase price o! the bull up ta a maximum o! $150.00. It wiii be payable in two instailments, one-hal! the amaunt being paid faliowing the sale, the other haîf at the end of anc year providcd the bull bas been maintaincd in a satisfactory brecding condition. This is the I nly sale where individual pur- chasers may qualify for prem- îums. Further particulars and cata- logues may be obtai.ned from the Sccretary, W. P. Watson, Live Stock Branch, Parliament Build- ings, Toronto. Spot News From World RUSSIAN COARSE GRAINS It was announced in the British House of Commons that between January 1 and October 31, 1948, imports o! coarse grains from Russia were 720 thousand tons, or 26.5 per cent o! ail animal fecding stu!!s imported into Great Bri- tain. In addition, 32.2 thousand tons of coarse grains were ship- ped ta areas whose supply is the responsibility of the United King- dam. With these shipmcnts al Russian grain deliveries under the trade agreement have been campieted. U.S.A. POTATOES As the United States market can only absorb an estimated 350 million bushels of potatoes, the Government was obliged ta ac- quire under the 1948 price sup- port program a large part of the past year's 446 million bushels crop. Between May and Decem- ber 22, 1948, 82 million busheis had been bought, and buying was cantinuing. The surplus potatoes are being pracessed for alcohol, potato flour and starch, lactic acid, and are being used as livestock fced. U.S.A. HOG ]PRODUCTION According ta farmers' reports on breeding intentions, about 9.09 million sows will farrow in the United States in the spring o! 1949. This indicates a spning pig crop o! 56.5 million head, if num- bers of pigs savcd per litter equal the 10-year avemage. The cxpccted pig crap will be 3.5 million short a! the spring pig goal o! 60 mil- lion suggested by the U.S. Depart- ment o! Agriculture. VEGETABLE GARDENS Most farmers realize the value o! home grown vegetables, and on most farms a vegetable garden is ta be found. Apart fromn the fi- nancial saving, a trip ta town dur- ing the busy summer months is o! ten put off, and without a gar- den, fresh vegetables are fre- quently missing !rom the famiiy diet. It is surprising, too, what can bc donc with a few packages o! vegetable seeds in the average City or urban ibackyard. Without a great deal o! attention, or the use o! much ground, such vege- tables as carts, beets, parsnips, beans and peas can be grown. The varieties best suited ta the partic- ular locality should be sown, and in making this selection, the local seed supplier is generaliy able ta give advice. Between April 9 and December 31, 1948, the expenditure o! $1, 804 million was authorizcd by the Ecanomie Cooperation Adminîs- tration (the Marshall Plan) for procurement a! food and other agricuitural commodities. About 55 per cent of this amount was spent in the United States. About 66 per cent o! the $548 million authorized for wheat wvas spent in the United States, the remainder in Canada. The $170 million for wheat flour was spent almost entircly in the United States. About 96 per cent o! the $106 million for tobacco and 841 per cent o! the $70 million for dairy products was uscd for pur- chases within the country. But o! the $180 million for fats and ails, substantiai amounts werc spent outside the United States as was almost the entire sum o! $87 mil- lion for meat, with the exception o! one million dollars allotted for horsemeat ta be procured in the United States. Australia's population now ex- cecds 7V2 million. LiNIMENT 2-9 Apyfeiy' ndrb paisneu=rlalumbago. LARC£E CONObjicAL 8221e sc 'Sunaet over the "Spectacle Ilie" 3~t~'~~aaâ,nIN FRONTENAC COUNTY Midway betwecn Toronto and Montreai, where Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River nierge, Frontenac County takes in sanie fine vacation land. If yau're bis- toricaliy inclined, you'II enjay visiting aid Fort Henry at Kingston -said ta bc the greatest colonial restoration on the continent. Then, too, you may like ta visit Queen's University and sec the Rayai Mili- tary College-one of Canada's two great service coleges. You can- and shouid-take the 1,000 Islands cruisge froni Gananoque; you mav fisb for muskies, trout and wali- eYes ia the nearhy lakes-play golf, swim or just enjoy the scenery. There's picasant accomodation ia Kingston, Gananoque and all points between. Write the Chami- ber of Commerce in either of these tIRwo iies fo #Nr IEa1i832 In Ontario we bave a holiday paradise -... iet's do ail we can ta encourage visitors froni across the harder. Pubiished in support of the tourist busi- ness by John Labatt Limited. LET'S MAKE THEM WANT TO COME BACKI Farmer *Producers Get more of the Consumers' Dollar If They Market Their Hogs - Calves - Eggs - Poultry through PICKERING FARMS PLANT at WHITBY, ONT. GET OUR PRICES before you SELL. YOU SAVE TIME, GASOLINE, and in many cases YOU GET MORE THAN WHEN YOIJ SHIP TO TORONTO. The answcr h because we seli direct to the consumer. SPECIAL PRICE ON PURE KETTLE RENDERED LARD THIS WEEIK 20-lb. Pail - - $3.70 WHITBY PICKERING FARMS LIMITED Phone 338 e Nlght or Day ONTARTO U.S.A. FARM PRODUCTION 'United States total agricultural production for sale and home consumption in 1948 was langer than in any previaus year. Using the index o! 100 for the average annual volume o! production in 1935-39, the 1948 production stand% at 138, two points above the 1947 volume. Compared with 1947 crop production volume shows an increase a! 14 points and that o! livestock and livestock products, a.,rop o! five points. IPOTATOES BELOW GRADE At Alliston, Ont., January 25, 1949, Edgar Whîteside o! Ailiston, appeared before Magistrate G. Foster o! Barrie, Ont., and was !ined $20 and costs for seiling po- tatoes which werc bclow the min- imum grade. Appearing at the same courýt, Bert Mo!fatt o! Glen Cross, Ont. was !incd $20 and costs for trans- porting patataes bclow the min- imum grade. This action was taken under the provisions o! the Ontario Farm Products Grades and Sales Act o! the Onrtario Department o! Agriculture. How OLDS affect Your KIDNIYS TI>. kidneya are very delicate ,rgans, tasiiy alfeted-eapeciaiiy by à cold. Their duty ia ta filter impurities and exces acids from the bl" MoWbn you bave a eold extra work i, thrown upon your kjdneys. Dodd'a Kidney Pilla 6frp your kkidneY$ dear yeur ayatem of excea, acidi am poisona caused by colda. and ive Yeu a chance te shako infection »ae-fee botter fleter. If you bave a cold jet aMd a D.dd's ideyPilla. 13 DoddKIdneyPIIs 1 Phone: Day 561 TRE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVMLLP, ONTARIO ONTARTO IpAr.1p wnm