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PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 81st, 1052 hg Fas rr es Saad \o A atti - This is the fourth of a series of weekly: stories which: John A. Carrol, assistant deputy minister of agriculture for Ontario and formerly secretary - manager of the Ontario Plowmen's Associa- tion, will write about the visit of Canada's champion plowmen to the .British-Isles, Germany, Den- mark and Sweden. COPENHAGEN, DENMARK Yesterday we stood in-a Danish cheese: factory and watched the making of the first experimental batch of Cheddar cheese produced in this country. The sight left us with mixed feelings. y As agricultural observers and your reporters we knew this was red-hot news. But as three Cana- dians 'we also knew we were wat- ching something that may turn out to be a new threat to the Can- adian' Cheddar market in Great Britain. : 'We gathered from our Danish friends that the experiment: was being made to see if it were pos- sible for Danish cheesemakers to "turn out a Cheddar acceptable to the British in an attempt "to take up the slack" of Canadian Ched- dar. 4 It doesn't take an exceptionally keen eye to see that if such a Cheddar is produced, in the years to come it may not only be the slack that is taken up. Even with that thought in mind the three of us (Norman Tyndall, of Richmond Hill Ont., the champ- fon tractor plowman, Eugene Tim- 'bers, of Milliken, Ont., the champ- jon horse plowman, and myself) felt great admiration for these enterprising Danes. They 'need the British market a8 mush as we do; perhaps more. For déspite the fact the people Jook well-dressed and are well- fed, there is austerity here. No automobiles have been imported 'since 1938; and for those with cams 'gasoline costs 50 cents a gal- lon. Britain has- been importing only limited quantities of butter, bacon and eggs -- and at low prices -- so sterling credit is as low as dollar credit here. We have been 'here just over 86 hours and have another day and a half to spend in this order- ly and well-planned little country. Tomorrow we shall be visiting 2 CANADIAN. PLOWMEN' WL. ) PLOWMEN'S AS SOCIATION Norman 8: Tyndall &- Eugene Timbers of the area show farms; one of 90 acres and the-other a completely thechanized: farm of .1,600 acres. It had been originally planned that we would motor from West Germany to Denmark but our Ger- man. hosts thought we would ap- preciate more time here so they made last-minute arrangements for us to fly by Finnish Airlines from Hamburg to Copenhagen. Flying is becoming almost rou- tine with us, for it was by air that we traveled from London to Ham-}: burg. That flight seemed all too short. It was a beautiful morn- ing and we had a wonderful view of the English countryside and were able to see the shipping moving up and down. the Kent coast. Our first good view of the Con- tinent--owing to a sudden low- ering of the clouds--was over Holland; which was revealed as a goreous patchwork of green past- ures, canals and red-tiled houses. Yes, I said green pastures. We haven't seen snow- since we left Toronto. A short stop at Amsterdam' and : then within an hour we wheeled into Hamburg, Waiting for .us was Hansjurgen Zetzsche, of the German Esso company. Tall, pleasant, in his early thirties, this former young submarine comman- der was our guide throughout our German stay. Even our brief glimpse of Lon- don--which is now pretty well patched nup-- had not prepared ua for the shock we received when 'we saw. the hombed sections of Hamburg, sometimes just rubble and other times open spaces where buildings once stood. We were shown two air raid shelters built to protect 50,000 persons. If this sounds fantastic,. is it any more fantastic than:the fact that 80,000 were: reported killed in one Perhaps it's the friendly telephone installer, doing his job quickly and neatly... Or an operator going to extra trouble to help you locate someone in a distant city... Or that pleasant young lady in the telephone office, 10 ready to oblige you in any way she can... i's true that the men and women who work for the Beis really are "glad to be of service", They are always looking for ways to make good telephone service even better. They take pride In the Bell tradition of treating people the way they like to be treated. LE THE BELL TELEPHONE 'COMPANY OF CANADA iY raid on this city? wg Political refugees pouring over the border from East Germany have almost doubled the popula- tion of Hamburg, from one million to 1,800,000. Recovery, both build- ing and economli¢, is remarkable and we were told that Hamburg was leading the whole of Germany in this regard. We were surpriv sed at the mildness of the climate and saw tender shrubs and 'bush plants 'growing in many' gardens: The land here is relatively light and poor, so we were interested to see what progress was being made at the Esso experimental farm at Dethlingen, 60. miles south of !| Hamburg, = - . There is quite a story to this "{farm. . It was rented in 1947 by Edso to provide food for its em- ployees for the immediate post- war years: 'It had 'been in the possession of 'one family for 500 years. The owner lost his only son during the last 'war, 'and then when 'the Russians broke through they plundered the property and fired many of the buildings. _ From the first idea of provid- ing 'food for employees the farm has 'now graduated into a major experimental station, which uses all the latést equipment and farm- ing methods to increase crops from this rather poor soil. -Mech- anization is used against a strong foe, tradition, but the scientific methods 'and results of the Esso farm: are making headway, Potatoes -are> important in the dietiof these people, and yields on the Esso farm have been substan- tially increased. Stock .on the farm includes: about' 260 hogs of all:-German breeds (rather fat ty- pes compared to Canadian hogs), some 20 cows, (it is planned to increase the herd to 36) and about 400 sheep; called: Heidschnucken: These are:cheap:to rear for they thrive on'the forage from the lo- cal heather: moors; ~ We startled our host, Dr. Sven von Muller when after noticing rye was. being grown we suggest- ed that. it would be plowed under for soil improvement, When he recovered, he said such action would cause a revolution. Rye is needed, and used as food for hu- mans and. animals. A press conference was held for us attended by reporters from 6 city dailies and 20 agricultural papers. As usual we' apologized for not being able to speak their language, but most of those pre- sent spoke ours, and for the one or two that didn't there was an expert interpreter, The attention paid to our remarks and the seem- ingly: never-ending. questions di- rected to us indicated a keen in- terest in match plowing, Canadian agriculture and 'immigration pro- specta. With the interest shown in im- migration in Hamburg and else- where in Germany, Ontario should have no difficulty this year of getting iits quota of 2,600 German immigrants. Time: is. short now and I will finish my story about Denmark and report on our tour of Sweden, next weeki National Film at Manchester NATIONALFILM BOARD PICTURES AT MANCHESTER On Saturday, January. 26th, in Manchester township hall, motion pictures: were shown to a small but interested group of adults and children. The: following ' pictures': were shown, R.C.M/P. 'Fil&¢ 1865 (Con- nor's Case), Mexico To-day, Ukrainian. Festival, Prince Ed- ward Island and The Story of the Violin. ¥ The" 'R.C.M.P. film told about a true-to-life murder mystery that gave an exciting' description of the work: of the 'Royal Canadian Mounted Police as a law: enforce- "| ment body. From the time an im- plement salesman is missing near Regina, Saskatchewan, through a his" murderer; this: dramatization derer was caught,i.| social welfare. Ukranian. Sd [ of the violin. is made. hunt half across the continent for of an. actual case. showed. the modern methods used by the R.C.- M.P. in: criminal investigation, reaching a fast:climax.as the mur- The Mexico To-Day film showed how & modern Mexico is emerging out of an.old.way. of life in regard to industry. entertainment, and JFoatival reviewed the Ukranian emmigrants and their children to Canada. Wher- aver the Ukranians have settled, in Eastern cities or western farm- lands, they have retained their in- terest in music, dancing and acro- batics. The festivals: at Edmon- ton and Winnipeg were shown, as also the smaller group gatherings of a wedding. 5 i« "Prince Edward Island" film gave, a general picture of Prince Edward Island "and its people Most farms-are devoted to the Is. land's main crop, potatoes but the climate is ideal for growing many varieties of cereals and fruit. Sheep breeding, hog and cattle raising, and fur farming were also shown in the film, along with fish- ing' for lobsters, herring and macherel. Another' excellent film was the Story of 'a Violin. Bill's" violin was 'broken in.a tussle, but that was the beginning of a fascinating experience' for him and his friends. They discovered -how a With Canadian woods ~and skill learned from European craftsmen, the violin- maker cuts and fits, sandpapers and polishes, until, three months after he began the work, a new glossy violin was ready for Bill to take bow and draw out a tune. A 'cartoon' grandfather's clock, amused the children and adults at the close of the program. Watch for announcements re- garding future showings. J. W. Johnson EE a Scugog Junior Homemakers The first meeting for our new unit "Cottons may be Smart" was held on Jan, 19 at the home of Mrs. Boundey with nine girls pre- sent, The meeting opened by sing- ing "Come let us Sing of a Won- derful Love" followed . by the Lord's Prayer. Roll 'call 'was answered by each member stating one thing she had learned in the last unit which was very. important, The next meeting is to be held in Grace. United Church basement, Scugog, on Feb. 2 at 1.80 sharp. Mra, Boundey spoke on the work 'of this new unit and gave each girl a booklet. Each girl is to assemble a sewing box. One of the articles in it is a wrist pin cushion. This ie made of velvet; ystufféd and elastic sewn on to go around the wrist. -I believe we will find this very useful during our sewing. . Kay Prentice. kind- ly offered to get dressmakers pins for each girl, : Mrs.- Rodman spoke on how to choose our pattern and material for our cotton dresses. Sample materials were passed around for the girls to look at. Mrs. Boundey and Mrs. Rodman measured each girl for her correct size pattern. The meeting came to a close. We were pleased to have Ella Smith (nee Barry) with us. On behalf of the club Mary Wilson presented her with a gift in honor of her recent marriage. Following a dainty luneh, Yvon- ne Milner thanked our hostess for jopening her home to our club. Remember girls to bring your patterns, material and sewing box with all its contents to the next meeting: Don't forget to pre shrink your material if it is not sanforized. See you on Feb. 2. Ne Honeydale Mrs. Norman Lyle, convener of the Historical Research Commit- tee of the Women's Institute has held -a couple of meetings of her group, recently, to work on the Tweedsmuir History. Mrs. Earl Bryant, convener of the quilt committee hopes to have work ready to-give out at the next meeting of the W.I. The February meeting of the W. I.. will be held at the home of Mrs. E. B. Cooke, Port Perry, on Wed- nesday, February 18th, 'The members of the W. I. and friends of Mrs. Frank Honey will be pleased to know- that she is making. progress in the Toronto Western Hospital. \ The friends and neighbours of Mrs. Paul Diamond will be sorry to know that they have sold their place. We hope that they will find 'another home nearby. Greenbank W. A. The regular monthly meeting of in the basement of the church on Tuesday afternoon, January 22nd, with about forty in attendance. Mrs. Ernest Lee presided during the Devotional Peried. Scripture reading:- John 1:1-14, was taken by Mvrs. H. Raines; is Topic: "What God expects of Christians" was taken by Mrs. Allan Jackson, of Manchester. A Christian should be a person with such a living knowledge of Christ as Saviour and Lord so compelling in its power that the one aim of his life is to make that Saviour ~ and Lord known to all the world. God expects -. each individual Christian to be a witness for Him. The President, Mrs. E. L. Hook, presided during. the business por- tion of the meeting. The officers for the year 19562 are as follows: President 1st Vice-President 2nd Vice-Pres. Mrs. E. L. Hook Mrs. G. Beare Mrs. H. Raines Sec'y Mrs. J. Ianson Asst. Sec'y Mrs. J. Cook Treasurer Mrs. E. Gibson Mra. H. V. Hook Mrs. J. MeKitrick Pianist Mrs. E. Till Asst, Pianist Mrs. E. Phair Parsonage Committee -- Mrs. C. Ward, Mrs. H. Raines, Mrs. R. Foster. : . Flowers in Breavement Com.-- Mrs. Jas. Lee, Mrs. C. Whitter. ter. Cor. Secretary Press Sec'y Decorating Com.--Mrs. W. Walker, Mrs. L. Blakely." . Visiting Com.--Mrs. C. Phoenix, Mrs. W. Walker, Mrs. E. Gibson, Mrs. M. Raines. New Member Com.--Mrs J. Cook, Mrs. E. Till, Mrs. J. Ianson Church Decorator--Miss Raecraft. Programme: readings by Mrs. Chapin and 'Mrs. J. Cook; solo by Lina Stone accompanied by her mother. . : A dainty lunch was served by the group in charge--Mrs. E. Lee, Mrs. J. Boe, Mra. G. Till, Mrs. H. Raines and Miss E. Luke. A profitable and instructive afternoon was enjoyed by all. the Woman's Association was héld' Local Film Board (This is a copy of a letter being sent to local organizations.) Dear Sir or Madam: The purpose of this letter is to see if the question mark can be removed from: the.above hedding, and give Port Perry and District a film council. More and more organizations . are using: the 'mo- tion picture for instruction: and entertainment and still more could use this method of visual educa. tion if there was an organization to distribute and shew. available films, information etc. A local film council is a private service organization, established in conjunction with the National Film Board of Canada to promote the study, appreciation and use of the motion picture as an educa- tional cultural factor in the dfte of the community. Considerable assistance and ad- vice is given by the National Film Board through its field represent- atives. I cannot hope in this letter to enlarge to any great extent on the opportunities to be had by the formation of a film council but I do hope to germinate .in the minds of local organizations the idea that the formation of a film council is worth investigating. A copy of this letter is being sent to as many organizations as possible with the request that they give this matter serious considera- tion and send one.or more repre- sentatives to a meeting that I will arrange. At this meeting the Re- gional representative of the na- tional Film Board will be asked to. explain more fully the activities of such an organization. I have received assurance that there are organizations that will be glad to co-operate but it will need many to. make it successful. To enable me to organize this meeting, I am enclosing a card which I hope you will return as soon as is convenient. As soon as syfficient replys have been re- ceived to warrant it, action will be taken and you will be notified. G. E. SULMAN, Member of National Film Society. Sy a Aye Foon n= Baiiid CLP we 4 oy Pert a-- a aku Ee No. § Persannel Depot Canadian Ar f Ne. 7 Personnel Army Recruiting Modern inventions have not taken away from the Infantry its all-important part in victory. 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