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COLBORNE CHRONICLE - Thursday, Nov. 14, 1968 Three Co lborne Chronicle Established in 1959; Successor to the Colborne Express (Est. 1866) and the Colborne Enterprise (Est. 1386) Published every Thursday at the office of publication King Street, Phone 355-2107, Colborne, Ontario Member of the C.W.N.A. and O.W.N.A. Subscriptions Payable in Advance In Canada $3.00 In U.S.A. $4.00 (Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Dept., Ottawa) The appointment of DM. Rutherford as Technical Director for the Plant Food Council of Ontario, Inc. has been announced by D.C- McLean, Council President. Mr. Rutherford assumed his new duties October 1, 1968 A native of Colborne, Mr. Rutherford is a graduate of the Kemptville Agricultural School and of the Ontario Agricultural College- He has held positions as Agricultural Representative for the Extension Branch of the Ontario Department of Agriculture and Food in Dundas County and has been Agricultural Representative for Kent County since 1958. In this position Mr- Rutherford's duties involved extension and administr- of Department of Agriculture and Food programs- He is President of the Ontario Institute of Agrologists for 1968-69 ........................... Let's Pollute The Lagoon Speaker Brings Memories Of World War I by Sandra Turner and Elaine Kemp E-N-S-S. First hand information on World War 1 was gained by the occupation class of E.N-S.S-, Nov 7, when Mr. Hayden Atch-inson, Warkworth answered questions that the panel requested. Mr- Atchinson was introduced by Gary Slack, Panel members were Elaine Kemp, Sandra Turner Paul Graves, Wallace Sloane- Gordon Kemp thanked the speaker. The interview began with Paul Graves moddef-ling the uniform jacket worn by the veteran when he was discharged in June 1919. They examined the shoulder of the coat where the red arrow signified the owner was a machine gunner and the navy blue represented the second division. He told of the trenches streching all across France and Belgium. Pupils were interested to lear-that dead French soldiers were among sandbags because there wasn't time for burial. The veteran spoke of the thousands of rats that infested the tre- nches and the way the Germans drained the water from their trenches into Canadian trenches. He referred to the first tank used on September 15, 1916 and, the little menace that German tanks were to Canadian soldiers He remembered the deadly poison gas and told of wearing flannelette masks to ensure their lives-He told personal experiences of the blackest day of the war for the Germans, August 8, 1918 From that time the Germans were not on the offensive- He reminded pupils that the Battle of the Somme was the battle which took the greatest number of lives. Men were instructed not to give up ground or surrender-Mr Atchinson distributed copies of a war poem that appealed to him. This poem was entitle^ 'In the Morning; Lo<os, 1915'- He also showed pictures of a transport of 96 machine guns in 20 boxes that were drawn by donkeys on four-wheeled carriages. Mrs- Hayden Atchinson made a musical contribution by singing 'It's a Long Way to Tipperary'- Padre for the service conduted in Victoria Park was the Rev- R.W- French B-A. B-D- S-T.M. What a piece of work is Man! Says the Poet-Yes: But what a blunderer. G. B. Shaw gave the scripture reading, Mathew Chap. 6, followed by the Lord's Prayer. The secretary's report was read and moved for adoption by Mrs- Edison, seconded by Mrs. Spence The (treasurer's rejport was read and moved for adoption by Mrs. H. May, seconded by Mrs. Unwin. Mrs- Spence and Mrs. Unwin volunteered to go with Mrs- Pocock to work in the hospital Tuck Shop It was decided to cater at Mecking on Nov. 13 The next meeting will be our Xmas party, to be held in the Sunday School rooms on Dec 3rd The meeting closed with Mizpath Benediction followed by a dainty lunch served by our hostess- THE T, 'DIES AID OF St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Lakeport The regular meeting was held Nov- 6 at the home of Mrs- J'ohn Fitzpatrick, Cobourg, The president Mrs. Peebles thanked our hostess for opening her home for our meeting. Mrs. A- MeGlennon SURPRISE SHOWER Mr- and Mrs. Tom Ever-den, Jr, were guests of honour at a presentation dance and shower at the Colborne Legion Hall on Saturday evening, November 2, 1968. Attendance numbered over 75, as friends, neighbours and relatives from Salem and the surrounding district gathered to extend congratulations and best wishes-Dancing was enoyed fo Armstrong and Ms groun. At midnight, the young couple were called to the front of the hall- Mrs- J-Brown read the address and a green swivel rocker with matching foot stool was presented by Mrs. Ronald Peters- Several individual gifts were also received. Both Tom and Karen thanked their friends. The usual delicious lunch concluded a mlost entoyable evening- United Counties Farm Table Reveals Poor Profit Picture Directors Ken Sinclair, Audrey Wood, Marie Bright, Ontario Farmers' Union, District 8, have prepared a table of figures which reveals income is drastically low on district farms. Farmers claim they have been efficient. They have tripled their output in the past 15 years, but these were the years when "parity dollars" slipped to "paupers' pennies". "In this submission," the directors state, "we have brought forth a 'table' outlining the profit and loss of some farmers for 1967 to emphasize the urgency for a complete transfusion in our economy." Farmers claim they have heeded the advice to become 'bigger' -- in land acreage, livestock, equipment, buildings and debt, only to find surplus 'talks' and then lower prices. The table emphasizes drastically low profit on farms. Place Type Gross Income Expenses Net Income Campbellford -- Hogs $ 6,931.24 $ 7,345.77 --$ 414.53 Hastings -- Manufactured Milk 17,028.16 16,606.56 t 421.60 Millbrook -- Cream 8,247.66 8,041.29 t 206.37 Percy Twp. -- Mixed 13,472.00 12,551.00 t 921.00 Hamilton Twp. -- Hogs and Beef 14,438.57 13,881.39 f 557.18 Nestleton -- Hogs and Beef 6,034.27 9,469.43 -- 3,435.16 Bethany -- Potatoes 6,348.00 6,188.00 f 160.00 Castleton -- Tobacco 20,500.00 27,800.00 -- 7,300.00 Campbellford -- Cheese 7,012.25 6,872.00 f 140.00 Roseneath -- Fluid Milk and Eggs 18,138.74 12,032.06 f 6,106.68 Baltimore -- Mixed 13,111.42 13,630.57 -- 519.15 Cobourg -- Corn 31,079.95 41,982.37 -- 10,902.42