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PAG!ETVGHT ¶'m? !!7GAT>TW ~'rA"wqTAUR WDAY DE.1EMBTP f8,I'1049 Apple Growers i Other Provinces Also Have Their Probleins and They're Trying Io Solve Them The 1ollowing article which ap- peared in The Huntingdon (Que.) Gleaner headed "Apple Growers' Problema" applies in many res- pects ta Ontario apple growers, sa we reprint it hoping it will con- tain some information and sug- gestions wbich will be belpful ta Durham County orchardists. The article !allows: Ail business bas its problems and sametimes if these problems are aired, solutions can be found. The first essential of any business is efficient organization and this goes if it 15 just a one-man affair or one made up a! any nuniber o! directors. When a business is arganized the various departments must be co-ordinated for smooth running ta carry out the essentials of organization. Like the machine, the cogs must mesh. the wheels The Super-Efficient * ,ONLO - MAGIC Oil Heating MARES TOUR PRESENT REATING EQUIPMENT TWICF AS GOOD ¶Saves You Money an Your m Fuel Costs f Phone or Consuit j JACK BROUGH PLUMBING - HEATING Ivsi, t. S. Bownianvi'le 4 New hone - Office 615 Uhse Phone 2384 Eleclric Irons Cyood quality, sturdy cocionyr. guarantee - --- $35 With heat guage and heavier elenient. e 2 Yr. guarantee ----- 6 emMixMaster xes, mashes, iwhips, beats, bl«nds and stirs. for Mother - ----- $48.75% Pressure, Cookers pSave Time, Ftiél and Vitamins 3 ais lze $ 16.95 àqt. klWe- $19.95 10 qt. aise ---$25.50 must be limed to work the parts in ca-ordination and the machine must be oiled for smooth running. Apparently the appie growers of Quebec are facing problems with regard ta the orderly mar- keting of their products. It has been the practice for the îndivid- ual grower to try and make bis own arrangements regarding the selling o! his product and in s0 doing to get the best possible price. This daes not make for or- derly marketing o! the product and in fact causes chaos in the setting of fair prices to ail. Th¶e recent grazling o! appies has heip- ed growers to realise prices in keeping wvith the quality a! their fruit and it is also teaching the buyer what to look for. A few years ago an apple was an apple and just that. Today we look for several different grades and the grade denotes the size and quali- ty according to a price. But the growers are facing other problems that are more re- cent in nature and which need to be overcomne in order ta length- en the period over which their product can be sold and stili re- tain its quaiity. Apparentiy in the entire Province o! Quebec the oniy coid storage facilities for the apple growers are at Mon- treal. In a year like this one has been and the apple crop is a large one, these facilities are heaviiy taxed and the grower cannot pas- sibly hold his crop against flow- ing themn on the market in evenl quantities which the market can absorb, he must dump them at once. In other words, the grower must get bis product to market in the least possible timne and with most that is within twventy- four hours. It is easy to see that with ail growers in the same fix, the market becomes swamped xvith a perishable article and thus there is a price depression. Ift coid storage facilities could be placed centrally within a graw-1 ing district, the appies of each1 grower couid be stored and re-c leased as required and a longer1 time cauid be given to the har-c vesting and grading. Instead ofc the public being obliged to buyr LIp at once, the season could 'bei spread over, possibly well intos spring.C Another problemn of the Que-. bec grower is that his product isf not as weli known as it should be.1 This is due in great part to insuf- i ridient publicitv of the rîght kindc o introduce the fruit and wvina Carvinig Sels ,SHEFFIELD RAZOR SHARP STEEL Ivory Handies $3.85 and $4.49 Bone Handies and Leatherette Case $15.95 and $17.75 TOBOGGANS Good quality - well made ready waxed 4 FOOT --__ $4.69 5 FOOT-____$5979 6 FOOT -__$7.29 7 FOOT ____- $8.95 Phone 386 Two Deliveries Daily Dunne's Rouler Skates With Double Bal and Rubber Cushioi Boys' Steel Back, pair ---- Girls' Leather Back, pair n Wheels .-$4.25 -- $4.50 Carpel Sweeper Bissell's- Grand Rapids Sturdy construction, heavy brushies, coniplete wlth ~O rubber bumpe $.. ... 95~1 Balhroom Scaies "HEALTH QUEEN"e Sturdy all metal construction. Capacity$89 250 lbs. .8.95 59 King Si. W. -. -- -- ---- ---- ---- ,N Homeland, But Urge to Study Livea On' the favorable confidence of thE consuniing public. Such publicity must be gained through propez advertising technique and pres- entation of the appie growers' product to the public at large. Such must be presented in sucn a way as to arouse the public's desire to huy Quebec apples, to become acquainted with the de- licious flavour and other charac- teristics of the Quebec grown fruit. Part of this plan must be to interest people in other court- tries of the advisability of buymng Quebec apples and so create neW markets. Can these problenis be solved? We believe they can and some of the growers believe they can, but they lack organization to plan their campaign. It cails for ef- fort on the part of every grower and it caîls for some sacrifice on the part of every grower, because it is the grower who must put up the money to do these things. Such a plan could flot be put into operation ail at once, or even al in one year, but a start -could be made. Take the growers in Frank- lin, Havelock, Hemmingford and the Chateauguay district for an example. If each one agreed to put aside a few cents on every bushel of appies he harvests for the purpose of creating a fund, it would rlot be a hard wrench on anyone. The aggregate would produce a sizeable fund, however, perhaps sufficient to erect and equip a central cold storage plant which could be used on a co- operative basis. The nucleus for an organization would thus be in the making. Having achieved this, a further sum could be set aside for use in publicizing the product along favorable lines both do- mestically and in further fields. Profits would perhaps flot be forthcoming during the fîrst sea- son, but succeeding ones should show tangible resuits. Eventually, however, we believe the growers would reap the benefit o! their careful planning, organizational efforts and expense. It had to be done in British Columbia, it had to be done in many fruit growing areas of the United States, it ought to be done here. Our gro\vers have concentrated their efforts over the years in producing a fruit that is the equai of any to be found anywhere, but thev have fallen dpwn on their efforts for a co-operative and or- derly marketing system. Thus the news of their product has flot reached the public in the way it shouId. .They have the advantage of a short haul to a good mnarket and this should be something in favour of a good price factor. Yet B.C. apples arrive at the market in first class condition and carry on a later season. The reason, they are kept in storage and released as required by the market. The organization is working in the growers' interests. Each grower is assured o! a good price and his product is *sound and o! good quality without worry to him after he bas harvested his crop. Apple growers think this over, then start making your plans' for a central cold storage in your district and passibly canneries to look after the lower grade pro- duct. BLACIKSTOCK The November meeting of the United Church W.A. was held at the home of Mrs. C. W. Hutton last Tuesday afternoon. The De- votional was taken by Mrs. Hector Shartridge reading from St. Luke. The Rall Call was answered with a promise of a gift for the Christ- mas Good Cheer Bags. The Treas- urer, Mrs. Shortridge, reparted Proceeds tram aur Bazaar, $85.68. Mrs. W. Archer reported that 62 parcels of fruit and 30 cards had been sent ta the sick. It was de- cided ta give $25.00 ta the M. and M. Fund and $25.00 to the Budget Fund. Rev. C. W. H-utton presided for the election o! offcers for 1950. Mrs. M. Graham and Mrs. W. Archer presented the siate of new off icers-President-Mrs. Russell Mountjoy; lst Vice-President- Mrs. Harold Wheeler; 2nd Vice- 'President-Mrs. Wilbert Archer; Sec'y.-Mrs. Neïl Malcolm; Treas. -Mrs. Hector Shortridge. Group Leaders-Mrs. Percy VanCamp, Mrs. Rass Duff, Mrs. Clarence Marlow, Mis. Frank Hoskin, Mrs. Mervin Graham. Good Cheer- Mrs. Norman Mountjoy; Pianist- Mrs. Gardon Strong. A vote of thanks wis given ta the retiring president. Mrs. Cecil Hill's group bad charge of the pragram. Mrs. Hoskin read "Be Careful What you Say". Mrs. Hill read a little article an "Sa I Did my Christ- mas Shopping EarIy". Clara Mar- low favaured us with twa selec- tians on her piano accordion. Several Christmas Carals were sung. Lunch was seved and a sa- cial time enjoyed. Mrs. Luther Mountjay spent last week in Toronta and Oshawa visiting friends. On Sunday evening the United Church was nearly filled far the service ta welcome the people from Halland in aur cammunity. Rev. Moes gave the address which was greatly enjaved by ail. He expressed bis deep gratitude for the use o! the Church far Special Services on Sunday afternoans. The Cammunity Hall was filled to capacity for the Annual Biack- stock Continuation Schaal Com-, mencement Exercises Thursday! and Friday nights. The interestinfs program of drills, dances and the play "The Whiz Kids" wý%erc greatly enjoyed. KIRBY j Sevreral grown-ups as well as i n-liildren journeved to Orono to -çe"' iSanta Claus when lie visited there. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Patterson. Toronto, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Wmr. Wannan. Mrs. Patter- json returned home with her grandson after visiting her son in Forest Hill. Mr. and Mrs. E. White, Orono, visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. iThompson. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Rutherford spent jSunday afternoon and evening with Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Wal- lace, Orono. On Friday afternoon and even- ing a photographer from Toronto was very busy at the home of Mr. and Mrs Reid when many of their customners took advant- age of the free photo offer. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Tomlinson adTerry, Orono, Mrs. Jessie Wannan,ÀAmonte, Mrs. Patter- son and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wan- nan and Ross spent Thursday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Wannan. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Wannan If"BACKACHE is Holdin@You Back It's Dodd's You May NeedI When your kidneys act up and backache follows--get and use Dodd's Kidney Pilla, the 50-year-old Canadien remedy. Dedd'a Kidney Pilla quiddly and saaely belp restore your kidneys to normal action-belp reliev. backacle and that "tired-ali-the-time"' feeling by treating the kidneys. Ask any druggist for Doida Kidney Pfil, look for thele box with t4ered band. 156 Dfdd's Kiney PiIs visited Sunday evening with Mr; and Mrs. Harold Souch, Stark- ville. Miss Marguerite Rutherford visited with Mrs. Wmn. Wannan. NESTLETON Mr. and Mrs. John Nesbitt bave moved ta Oshawa. Miss Ethel and Mr. Henry Thampson to Blackstock. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Malcolmi to Bawmanville. We will miss theni ail in our community. Mr. John McGill and Mr. Ivan Wright, Janetville, visited Mrs. James Williamson. Mr. and Mrs. 'G. Johns visited Mr. and Mrs. L. Joblin. Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Emerson and Mrs. L. Joblin visited friends in Port Perry and Prince Albert. A nuimber from bere attended the High School Concert at Black- stock and report a good time. Mr. id Mrs. Lawrence Mal- colm ana Mr. and Mrs. John Map- Pin had their daughters baptized on Sunday in the United Church. The service was well attended. Mr. and *Mrs. Sam Brooks, Bowmanville, visited Mr. and Mrs. LawrAnce Malcolm. Mr. Wes Pearce and Mrs. George Crawford, Blackstock, visited Mr. Sam Crawford, who is canfined ta his bed. We ail hope he will soon be up arQund again. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Malcalm and family visited Mr. and Mrs. Rae Malcolm, Yelvertan. Mr. Laurie Hoskin, Barrie, cali- ed on bis old neighbors. Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Emerson visited Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Bird, Braaklin. Mrs. R. W. Marlow visited ber nephew Mr. Douglas Mackie. Mrs. Ed Hooey, Bowmanviile, Mr. and-Mrs. Harold Welsh and Ronald. Whitby, visited Mrs. Wm. Willianison and Mr. and Mrs. Perey Willianison. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Archer and Donald visited Mr. and Mrs. Chas. McNeil, Pontypool. Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Archer and Donald visited Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bradburn, Janetville. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Caok, Osha\va, Mr. and Mrs. Neil Mal- colmi, Blackstack; Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Malcalm and Gail called on Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Malcalm, Bowmanville, Dec. lst, the even- ing after they maved ta their new hame far a family gathering and bouse warming and gave them a surprise and presented themn with a tri-light lamp. Ontario Crop Improvement To Meet Jan. Ass'n. Annual meeting of the Ontario Crop Improvement Association, together with a display o! top quality seed, will be held at the Coliseum, Exhibition Park, To- ronto on January 16-20 next. Ar- rangementâ for the meetings are now beingl made. Officiais o! the Crops Branch, Ontario Department o! Agricul- ture point out that the meeting provides an ideal condition for meeting of buyer and seller ai grain and seeds and the annl4ai meeting a! the Crap Improvement Association bas, for this reason, long been recagnized as an out- standing contribution ta crop betterment in the province. Potential requirements o! good seed grain in Ontario are bigh and seed growers are well ad- vised ta develop this market, which exîsts right at their door. Change o! location and date o! meetings will bring together a much larger group representing the Fruit and Vegetable Growers W.1. Sirike, K.C.1 Chairman. and Ontario Retail Farm Equip- nment dealers, bath of which are holding their convention at the sanie tume and in the sanie build- ing. "Even if quantity of seed grain is limited this year, the farmer cannot afford to overlook this opportunity of- contactîng these groups for future sales," a spokes- man for the Department says. "Seed displayed here can also be shown later at meetings of the Agrîcultural Societies and the On- tario Plownien's Association. Both are being held at the King Ed- ward Hotel. 421 Children For United Counties Treated at Hospital Is the Hospital for Sick Chil- dren a Toronto baspitai? To answer this question consider the following figures. Over the past four years, 44,480 children have been ddmitted for treatment. 0f this number, 18,477 were fromn outside Toronto. Twenty-five of Ontario's counties sent weil over 100 patients each. From the Coîinty of York alane, other than Toronto, 9,785 patients were ad- mitted. I'n Northumberland and Dur- ham Counties during the years from 1945 ta 1948 inclusive, 421 children were taken ta Torontoi and admitted ta hospital. This GENERAL TRUCK PICK-UP Large or Small ai Righi Prices Phone Bowmanville 2493 PRESTON'S PICK-UP treated in "'out-patients" whers confinenients are not neoessary. With the exception of the Dis@ trict of Kenora, every caunty and district in the province sent iti quota of children ta the hospital. Here are admission figures af sonie of the counties: Peel, 954r Sinicoe, 727; Ontario, 552; Wele land, 465; Waterloo, 430; Nar.. Durham, 421; Haiton, 399; Wel- lington, 336; Lincoln, 327; Brant# 253; Wentworth, 248; Sudburys 242; Hastings, 221; Grey, 2071, Temiskaming, 200; Peterboro, 198; Muskoka, 196; Cochrane, 196. These are the reasons why the hospitai appeais for the support o! every city, town, village, coun* ty and towvnship in Ontario. That is why the response to the present campaign for $4,000,000 is so good from ail these places. During the first two weeks of the campaign, the sum o! $1,756,- 681 was raised, leaving a total of $2,243,319 yet to be coilected. Your help is urgently needed. Donations may be taken to any bank, or mailed ta the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto. High speed jet Lombers may dispense with air gunners. Canadian mothers have given but the Dionnes stili stand alone so far as cquints are concerned. Sugar beets are saving the Uni- ted Kingdom more dollars than any other crop according to Sir Francis Humphrey, of the British h i AReinder . a m TO SAVE a Specially j f L ET u s DO YOUR CHRISTMAS DAKING Richardson'.9 Bakery - PONTYPOOL - PHONE ORONO 8lrl6 - OR WRITE j) ELECTRICITY The cifizens of the lown and surrounding rural districts co-operated fo some extent lasf week and as a resul some saving of elecîrical power was made. However if is necessary thal Ihis saving be maintained in order thal power interruptions can be avoided. Every consumer of eiecîricify is asked fo cul down on the use of electricity by al leasi 5 o /o. In order fo do this, turn off ail bulhs when lhey are nol needed, cul down the use of ail electrical appiances fo a bare min- imum and be sure fo conserve on the use of hol water. Your co-operation in this present emergen cy is deepiy appreciated and we just ask that you keep on saving until the present emergency is over. Bowmanville Public. Utilities Commission ""A Small Deposit Will Horld Any Article Until Xmas" Don McGregor Hardware Co. p George Chase, Manager. Some'2000 refugees are enrolled ln MEropean univer- sties, while the U.N. International Refugee Organization seeks homes for them. At the le! t, refugees use a base- mu .-ment library ln a bombed-out building. At the right, a student eooks ln hlm tiny bedroom-study-Iivmng room. THE CANADIAN STATLPSMAM. IROWVAwvrrmr- nwmApTn urtrTilmevA" a td%àok e Chrisimas Cakes