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FAG FO RT EN - - - - - ..~ . ~ ~ TiUI SD Y, AY U1 19 7 ? ~ KAD AN TArw~ I. Ln*W IA, rà%M u ~ A ______District Farmers Meet Agriculture Minister sons. Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Row- ley, Mr.. Ian Rowley, Pal- grave; Mi. and Mrs. Grant Stonehouse and Kathryn, Sch- omberg, were Sunday guests with the Johnsons. Mr. and Mrs. John Mitchell, Toronto, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. Partner. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Hill, Har- vey and Harry; West Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hill, Toronto, were Saturday visitors and Mr. and Mrs. A. Millson, Garry and Karen Ann, Saturday evening visitors with the Partnerà. Mr. 'and Mrs. A. Brown and boy.s, Hampton, with the Brown family Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Cameron and Raymond with the Roland Thompson family, Hampton. Mr. Fred Hoorweg, North Bay, spent the long weekend with his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Vaneyk. Mr. and Mrs. Herb Cameron, Tyrone; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Trivett, Toronto, were Friday supper guests and Mr. and Mrs. Colin Taylor, Bowmanvllle, Sat- urday supper guests of the Bob Camneron's. In 1939 average factory wage in Canada was $20 a week, is now $63 a week. stressed ai-id parents were urg- inspiration in Home and School highly interesting. Officiai Delegate Gives Report H. & S. Convention Mrs. George Graham, officiai delegate af Bowmanvifle Honie and School Association to the 38th annual convention of Home and School Associations in To- ronto during Easter week, pre- sented an excellent report o! sessions held. Mrs. Graham was accompanied by President Mrs. D. Park and executive members Mrs. I. Munday and Mrs. C. Welsh. The opening session featured a panel discussion on "Citizen- ship in Action" conducted by a juvenile court worker, proba- tion officer, public school in- spector and an officer for the Canadien Citizenship Branch. One conclusion reached was that it is definitely the pr- ents' duty to teach their dhuld- ren control and belief in basic laws. They must be taught to respect other people in the com- munity in daily living, regard- less o! peculiarities or a differ- ent language, as with new Can- adians. Christian principles were ed ta set the right example for their children by taking them to church and Sunday School and by using the Golden Rule in their daily lives. In ot.her words, to lead rather than drive. Panel members emphasized the responsibility of parents in deahing with difficult children. Parents were urged to take time with children, not push them aside while watching tele- vision or reading. The child is more important. Hobbies and communîty groups were felt to be important. "Keep hands busy and they won't have time for destruction." Devotions were conducted by Capt. M. Green of the Toronto Salvation Army who gave a wonderful message on how im- portant are our hands. Dr. Norman High o! Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, gave a humorous address on leadership, stressing self-confi- dence, and findîng interest and wark. Mr. W. T. MaeSkimming spoke on exceptional children. Mr. J. R. H. Morgan, Superin- tendent of Secondary Schools, told the gathering there wau need of an additional 335 teach- ers per year for the next<l,,ve years. He gave as the coeons i for the shortage the low birth rate in 1937, and low teachers' salaries in 1950. Though these are much better today, M~vr. Morgan felt they are too low to eritice people into the teach- ing profession. The speaker called for 1IM'è- diate action to remedy the dil uation and suggested that Home and School clubs could help fi- nance the education of thnse wishing to become teachers. For $500 to $800 a year one pu- pil could be sent to university, he said. Mr. Morgan feit that teachers had been guilty of un- derselling their own profession. "Teachers must become active recruiters," he said. In concluding her report, Mrs. Graham expres$ed the hope that another year when the President asked for a dele- gate, the opportunity would be quickly seized. She feit the ses- sions were educational and Guest speaker at last Friday's Durham Lîberal John James, M.P., who is seeking his third consecutive Association meeting in.Orono xvas Rt. Hon. James Gardiner, term of office in the coming June 10 federal election. O n Canada's Minister of Agriculture, v/ho outlined the Gov- the right are Deputy-Reeve Wilfrid Carruthers, Bowman- ernment's Agriculture Policy. Mr. Gardiner is flanked on ville, xvho chaired Friday's meeting, and Depu-Reeve,:, his right by Frank Rickard, a former Durham M.P. and George Stapleton, Hope Township. -Photo bv Rehder K nows the Problems Hon. James Gardiner Gives Ouf fine Liberal Farm PoIicy In a highly informative twvo hour address Rt. Hon. James "Jimmy" Gardiner, a veteran politician with 43 years' stand- ing and Federal Minister of Agriculture for the past 21 years explained in detail the *Liberal agriculture policy to an Zattentive gathering at a Liberal rally in Orono Friday. It is Mr. Gardiner's opinion that the increasing Canadian population will prove to be a godsend for the fermer. To show the importance of a large population the speaker told of his recent visit to Eng- land at which time he înspected three British farms near Lon- don. Much to his surprise these farms varied from 700 ta 1400 acres and has as many as 55 farm hands along wlth a fuit complement of tractors, comn- bines, drying equipment and other farmn implements. Another farm h4d 320,000 apple trees. "The only reeson these three ferms are able to produce in such quantity lies in the fact that the population of London is as great as the population o! Canada," he said. "We can't develop enything like the British farm until we have the necessary population. There must first be a period of development before agriculture starts to grow by leeps and bounds." Turned Ta Us Before the turn of the cen- tury most of Canada's national income came from agriculture and it was impossible for alI Canadiens to subsist on agr.icul- ture. This led to mass migra- tions to the United States which wes starting to become heavily industrialized and hence could handie the larger population. "Canadians were told thet they would not enjoy a similar industriel development since we had no iron deposits which is considered the basis of aIl in- dustry. However the situation is somewhat reversed as the U.S. iron resources are starting ta Peter out while iron is being discovered in greet quantities across northern Canada." Costs af Implements Turning to the problems o! the Canadian farmer Mr. Gar- diner steted, "Many are com- plaining about the rising costs of ferm implements end I per- sonally agree with their com- plaint. Last yeer the costs o! implements had increased over 100 times what it was 20 yeers ago. Reesons for this increase are labour and meterials."P Farm machinery, he pointed out, is in direct competition with war mechinery as both are made from the seme me- teniais and until the threat of war subsides end defence is cut down, the cost of farm impie- ments will remain high. Labour Demands "One o! the biggest problems faced by the fariner todey is getting sufficient labour. Un- fortunately, so many people are talked into the notion that it is impossible ta make a living on the farm. On the contrary farm income hes increased over 13 percent." "The statistics on the number of farm labourers can be de- ceiving", he pointed out. "There are many men who are not on the farm but in a fectory where they are doing the same work that was once performed on the farm." -' Not True Pleture R1eferring te the vast size of thîs Dominion Mr. Gardiner steted, "we have in reality 10 dîfferent arees which would be 10 seperete countries in Europe. What might affect a fermer in one part of the country would not affect a farmer in enother section of the country. Hence it is impossible to say that one partict'lar year was an excep- tionally good or poor year for the Canadien farmer." In discussing the means of Wiving the farmers a fair and stable price for their produce Mn. Gardinen explained the Agriculture Prices Support Act which was adopted following th e war. "The federal government ca n't set prices but it can buy commodities," he said. In tis respect the government offers to buy any surplus produce such as butter at 58 cents per pound, and eggs at 38 cents per dozen. When the demand for this produce returns it is pleced back on the market and sold at the same price it was bought plus a few cents for storage charges. Consult Farmers Befone any policies are put into effect the opinion of the fermer is sought through the Canadien Federetion of Agri- culture in conjunction with the Farm Union. "We wonk on the principle,"l he said, "that farmers when given the facts can do a bettpr job than three or four experts." In answer to' the criticism that Canada has lost the British market Mr. Gardiner stated, "Thene was no British mnarkMt aften the wer. And why should wve look for a British market wh en we have a much betten market right hene in aur own counti--v?" Before concluding, Mn. Gar- diner assured the audience that he would continue dealing with farm problems as they arise. The guest speaker was intro- duced by John M. James M.P., Pndf thaniked b.v Dcpuîy--Reeve G~eorge Stapleton, Hope Town- ahip.1 LONG SAULT (Intended for Iast week) Mr. ýand Mrs. Wm. Clark, To- ronto, wîth the Harper fami- lies Sunday,Bruce Turner re- turning home with them. Mrs. Lloyd Webb, Grace ani Jean, Drum, were Sunday af- ternoon guests of Mr. and Mrs. G. Baker. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Church and family, Oshawa, visited their uncle, Mr. Robt. Sim, Sunday afternoon. Misses NelI- ie and Agnes Skipper and Paul Vanderbrink, Burketon, were Sunday callers. Mrs. Edith Murphy moved ta ber new home in Tyrone lest week. Her pleasant smile will be missed at the farma home. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Penwar- den and baby, were Sunday supper guests of the Morley Kelletts, Janetville. Mr. and Mrs. C. Penwarden and Wade, Mr. and Mrs. Har- old De Mille and boys were Sunday supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. Vaneyk. Miss Nellie Skipper end Mr. Paul Vanderbrink were callers. Mr. and Mrs. McLaughlin and Mr. and Mrs. McMullen, Ha. leys, with the John Johnstons, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Borb Cameron and Raymond were Sunday supper guests at the Penwar- den home. Mr. and Mrs. Tan Rawley and Joan. 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