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oN AA es pet a 6--THE PORT PERRY STAR--THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1962 -------- es <A -- Ridge. Ramblings By Jamesine Willis All along the ridges harvesting is pretty well accomplished and c=fotk are-beginning-t0 settle in-for the winter... There is however; a bit-of activity still'on the farm fields where grain corn is grown, Grain corn is 'still quite a new crop for this district as it is only in the last tén years that itehas been grown, were no strains which would mature. in our climate. 'Previous. to this there The first crops of mature corn were grown on a farm near Brooklin, but now each . "year more farmers are venturing into this crop.-with netable success, We were watching a farmer harvest his grain corn recently and . tie way the pile of gold mounted was good to see....The picker moved with eispateh up and down the rows filling the high boxes on the wagons every half hour..One small patch of four acres yielded nine hundarea bushels of good solid feed, thig is-exceptional, average yield ~wowa be something over one hundred bushels of ear corn to the acre. tis corn is hundred aay maturing and is grown south of Kidgea in what is called Zone three, Zone four north of Myrtle station ca for shorter maturing days, because of the tendency to later frosts in * spring.and earlier frosts in the fall... ..Down in Essex and Kent counties they can grow one hundred and twenty-five day corn, the advantage beg that the longer maturing days the heavier the erop will be, ..., .. iid Lhis_year the corn crop is a blessing as the dry hot weather is ideal corn weather and the exceptionally good corn crop will augment. the lighter yield in the spring grains. 'The crop of corn we saw harvested kept the farmer on the jump emptying the wagons into the corn crib and when the avaiable space was all filled he dumped the rest on the ground, This he did with less muscle work by hoisting the end of the wagons with his manure - loader and letting gravity help in the unloading. Picking the corn is.apt to be a trial; anyone who has- tried to pick it by hand doesn't want to do it twice and so the greatest drawback to growing grain corn is the lack of mechanical pickers,....There are : many adequate pickers but not many which-do-a thorough joh of re. moving the husks....Some years because of the delay in obtaining a picker the snow arrives and makes picking impossible and then the corn will be harvested the following May.....In our late zones mature corn must be planted as early as possible because if it does get frosted - in spring it can be replanted but if it gets frosted before maturing in the fall it is done as far as grain corn is concerned, Corn on the cob presents a balance ration for livestock feeding which rates as one of the best feeds for fattening and mixed with spring grain is good for aairy feeding... The harvesting of the grain - corn is done at a time when the season's work has eased a little and it seems lo bring to the farm a finishing touch for the year.....A pile ol 'golden corn means well fed stock in the barns and off to market go good looking animals to make the farmer glow with the thought of a job well done, The Storage of grain corn presents a bit of a problem. . Jt must be stored so as to get lots of ,air to prevent moulding' and aid in drying. Artilicial drying where the 'equipment is available is the best method and the surest and safest.....Cribs for storing corn must be piaced where there is the best circulation of air. narcow so the air freely passes and reaches all: the corn. They must be As we wulciied this corn farmer forcing air through his corn crib with a Lan you could feck the moisture leaving the grain, mute testimony ul the tact that moisture content cdhnot be voverlooked. 2 tie picked corn was a beautiful sight, the farmer assured us it was moie" useful than beautiful and sestsinly 3 the whole story. added interest ta the overall picture of country life, . were BLACKSTOCK Mrs. Lorne Thompson and Mrs! Vel © va Bailey went to Toronto n Wednes- morning. ~~ Mrs. Thompson was smging at the Institute Convention. day Mr. James Emerton-was the winner of. the Christmas cake at. the David- " sun-Gist Store, Nestleton. . memian mo Mys, Allan Moore, Shirley visited Mrs. Ed. Darey last week. Miss Gertie Henry spent the week- end with her mother, Mrs, Jas. Henry. Murs. Levi McGill, Peterboro, spent Sunday with Mrs, Jas. Parr and friends in the village. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Werry spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ford, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Werry spent Saturday evening with. Mr. and Mrs. Bud Thompson, Blackstock United Church Anni- versary was Sunday, Nov, 9. Guest speaker was the Rev. Harry Atkinson Albert Sti," Oshawa. ~~ Morning and dévening services' were well attended. Mrs: Howard Saywell had a sudden call to Osliawa on Sunday morning as her father, Mr, Birks, had a bad heart attack, we are glad to report his con- dition much improved at time of writ- ing, The O.N.O. dance on Friday evening with Tommy Langley's Orchestra was very much enjoyed. The crowd. was not as large as some previous ones. The lucky ones were Mr. and Mrs. J. Grieves, Anniversary dance; Mr. H. Saywell and Miss Joyce Venning, spot dance; Mrs. Cecil Hamilton, the door prize; Mr. and Mrs, Ivan Thompson, the elimination dance. Saturday evening, Now, 8, a shower was in the Community Hall for Mr, and Mrs. Grant feorenam, nee Rush: Drummond, R.-N. Twas in mar -ondiihe WitE was chairman and a very interesting program followed, the highlight be- ing a play put on by a group if the Women's Institute ladies about a meet- ing at the opening of the Institute fifty years ago. After the present- ation of gifts by the chairman lunch 'was served and the rest of the evea- ing was spent in looking at the gifts and visiting. The Men's Curling Club held their first meeting Monday evening at the home of Ivan Thompson The O. N. O. ladies chartered a bus on Tuesday, Nov. 11, for a trip to Tor- onto for an afternoon of shopping, dinner and an evening spent at the theatre, - It made a grand time. I'm sorry that 1 have nothing to report of the kind of evening the husbands had, might be very interesting. The Remembrance Day Service was held at 10.46 in the Community Hall, from: there to the Cenotaph for the Last Post and placing the wreath by Mrs. Mahaffy. Rev, Geo. Nickleson Rev. C. W. Hutton, and Rev. McComb, Nestleton, took part in the service. © FALL fi 491-5 Phone--<GE 1575 "SEE THE LATEST FASHIONS of Dress Suits, Shortie Coats and Gowns "SHOP al A RDLEY"S with CONFIDENCE" ARDLEY FROCKS -5 Danforth Ave., (near Logan) Toronto, Ont. | were - groups, "the opinions expressed: - Honeydale W. I. A notice was received by the secre- tary of our Women's Institute from the 'Women's Institute Branch, De. partment of "Agriculture, stating that the broadcast of the Farm Forum | would be of special interest to W.I. members," also copies of the Farm' Forum Guide were sent: for our use, Ag¢cordingly members of the 'W.l« met at the home of Mrs. P. Diamond | on Monday evening. ~After the: "broadest the membéra divided into two discussion ~The 'following are some of "(a) Women have a special contr ibu- tion to bring to public affairs because a mother having a very keen sense of | responsibility towards her home and children takes an active .interest in matters concerning her family such as school, church and-health services, (b) A woman who is active in com- munity work can do a better home- making job than 4 woman who has no interest outside her home, because-- she learn the best ways of managing her family and caring for the children. She becomes more efficient, acquires a broader viewpoint, and so is , more capable to prepare her family to! go out into the world, (¢)' A woman should show her in- terest in public affairs by supporting. her husband in his public activities, thus enabling him to do his work bet- - | ter, by giving him confidence and in- spiration; also she should keep herself informed on matters of public inter- est and she should vote intelligently, (d)- Women are suited to politics because farm women in particular know how to take responsibility and how to co-operate--valuable assets in public life. Also women would find some other way of settling disputes rather than war. We all thought the discussions very worthwhile. = Lunch was served by several of the members. : Anyone wishing tickets on the bus to the Royal Winter Fair, please con- tact Mrs, Frank Honey. = LORIE, Church service was held on Sunday morning with Rev. J, McKinnon and his sermon was in keepingswith Arm- istice Day. : We are glad to have Miss Marjorie Milner back with us for the week-end. Mrs. Russell Pogue and family were | Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs, Joe Pogue. Mr. and Mrs. Allan Aldred were home for the weekend with their par- ents, Mr, and Mrs. Jonathan Aldred. A few of the deer hunters returned on Sunday and report that seven deer have been taken to date. We'd like to call your attention to the achievements of two members of "| Kay Prentice' and Miss Jean Samells are to be commented on their efforts; On Oct. 17 Provincial Junior Day at Guelph, the girls represented the Food Unit and were awarded a trophy for fast for the Family". _ Thursday, Nov. 6, they repeated the skit in Tor- ference. The girls will present their demonstration, in competition with teams from other provinces, at the National Club Week on Nov. 13, They eration of Agriculture for a week, beginning Wed., Nov. 12. 'Good luck girls, and we'll he looking ; forward to a complete report of your adventures. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Aldred and daughter Beverly Ann were Saturday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Gilbert, Mrs, Jas. Morrish and Mrs. Ww. Ram- say, all of Toronto. Sunday dinner guests of Mr. Mrs, Douglas Crozier were Mr. and Mrs. Art Cox. Mr. Sunday in Toronto. Miss Gloria Fralick spent the week- end with her cousin Miss Karen Ross of Toronto. : A letter has been received and is as follows: Dear Scugog Friends, Your commit- for you to think of doing and .I am deeply grateful to You all for, the beautiful gifts and kind, words df ap- preciation which they brought from you to me. kindness is not so much because of flowing generosity. I accept these tokens of respect from the dear friends and neighbours who have meant so much to Mr, Sweetman and. to me. for many years. It is my prayer that you may have God's bless- ing in your homes, and in your church life, and upon your united efforts for the betterment of our loved commun- ity of Scugog. Sincerely yours, Mrs, George Sweetman, 114 Vaughan: Rd, Toronto. our Scugog Homemakers Club. Misses versary.-- A very enjoyable time was the skit they put on entitled "Break- onto at the Women's Institute Con-|" will be guests of the National Fed-' nd : and Mrs, Robt. Tetlow spent tee visited me at John's on the even- |: ing of Oct. 26. It was a lovely thing. However, T feel 'that this | my deserving, as it is another evi- dence of your sympathy and over- |. Most gratefully, EH: Wit Ch Sa Tae Arla BA a) 3 3 ) Mrs. Milton Demaras and Heather spent a few days with her sister-in- law, Murs. Don. Christie, Manchester. Mr. Doug. Taylor and Miss Doreen Larry of Peterboro were Sunday visit- ors of Mr, and Mrs. Keith Crosier, Mr. and Mrs. Cameron Aldred and family visited Mr. E, Pearson who is | a patient at the Oshawa General +Hospital. A bazaar wilt be" held at the. Grace Church on 'Wed., Nov. 26, 2.30 p.m. 'All 'ladies are cordially invited. ; Visitors at Mr, and Mrs, Cyril | James 'over the wegk-end included "Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Ruth and daughter Anne, Mr. and Mrs, Elman Payne, all of Toronto, and Messrs. Frederick and Vincent Perron' of Nassau, Ba- hamas. The married couples Euchre Club of the Head Community opened its fall and winter season with a turkey din- ner for twenty-six members and their families, Following the delicious dinner, held in the tea room of the Head Church, the first Euchre was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. Martyn. = Mr. and Mrs, A.- Wilkinson will be host and hostess at the next party to-be held Friday, Nov. 14. The Farm Forum group of. the Head community haye begun their new, 1952-53 season. At the home of Mrs, T. Redman on Monday evening, 'Nov. 10th, the subject of "Farm Wo- men in Public Life" was discussed. The next group will meet at the home of Mr, and Mrs. H, Barry. All are welcome at these interesting meet- ings. The Head W. A. held its November meeting last Wednesday at the home of Mrs, H, Barry, The bazaar: to be held in the tea room on Nov. 19, was planned. We are hoping for a good attendance at this _bazaar--come and pick out your Christinhs gifts early. Mrs. Ashton has-been visiting her daughter Mrs. S. Rodman, during the past "week. ", Mr. and Mrs, J. Young spent Sun- flay with Mr. and 'Mrs. Alex. Martyn. Mr. Cooper has returned to his home in Haliburton after spending several weeks with his 8 daughen, Mrs. H. Barry. This is the month for So hunting and good reports are coming from the hunters from this district. 'Mr, Tom Manns and family are now settled in their new. home on the G. Sweetman farm. Mrs. Sweetman has moved to Toronto to make her home with her daughter Mrs, Miller. Her many friends wish her every comfort and happiness, Mr. and Mrs. C. Woodcock, Stouff- ville, visited their. cousins Mr. and 'Mrs. Joe Dowson, on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs, Arthur Brunt were Burprised on' Saturday by a visit from their relatives who came to celebrate with them their 26th wedding anni- spent by all. The November meeting of the Head W.A. was held at the home of Mrs. i APP -- ------ WHEE! 4 DRY CLEANING THAT MAKES CLOTHES LOOK "LIKE- NEW!" HOUSEWIVES AMAZED AT MIRACLE SANITONE DRY CLEANING KJ More: Dirt \Removed ® Odorless ® Spots Are --- Gone ® Holds a Better Press © Call Today! EVELEIGH ~ CLEANERS NO TOLL CHARGE © ZENITH 13000--~OSHAWA . The new system might not save exhanged. Hilltop Herald COUNCILS STUDYING NEW. ASSESSMENT SYSTEM Port Perry council and othér coun- cils of Ontario County will study a new assessment plan as proposed re- cently at the County Council sessions in Whitby by auditor 'Gordon Riehl. "The proposed new 'assessment si sup- ervision:idea would give the County assessor complete supervisory po and element which" hl béen lacking in county assessment--some clahm' to the detriment' of 'the system. Under the new idea and indépefident, stand: ardized 'assessment throughout - the county would result and local courts of revision would be freed from' un: fair pressures, anything .in cash, Mr, Riehl pointed out, but it would bring better methods into assessing. "No county in the province has any such system now bub the provinelal authorities" say they on "of assistants. The county would welcome dt." Mr. Riehl said his suggestion is de- signed to "solve some of "the county } problems. By -the-use of modern the municipalities a great -deal of manual work could be "eliminated. Some' 'of -these-machinesare-inuse at { et but owned by the minor muni- cipalities and lying idle mueh of the year. The same machines are used in the preparation of tax notices. Wider use of the machines would make. for greater accuracy and reduced la- bor costs. The county. could,- Mr. Riehl said, legally appoint the supervising: asses- 'sor as local assessor of each muniel- pality. and then he could in turn, ap- in the present assessor in the po- would be in charge of the work with a County Court of. - Revision Jelng. 'appointed: cr RE en afc do SURI NO LICENCE IN DEER SEASON . The Department of Lands and For- ela has confirmed that no licence other than the deer licence issued un- der Section No. 7 subsection No. 1 anid Section 26 subsection (a) of the Game and Fisheries Act of Ontario is' required to hunt deer, A deer lic- ence, however, does not authorize the holder to hunt any other game. class. - Ei ar Barry. The Lord's Prayer was rex peated in unison, followed by the read- ing of the Scripture which correspond-| ed with the article read by Mrs. Nel- son Reader--"Energetic Country Peo- ple Backbone of the Church. The Minutes and roll éall were given, the latter being answered with our 1942 pennies, Mrs. E.* Réader belng the winner withh 894. -Business was discussed at length, followed up with a contest by Mrs, D. Gerrow, The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Joe Dowson, and Christ- mas_gifts of fifty -cents value' to be Mrs. -S. Rodman's group served lunch to all the hungry members, . The bazaar and tea will be held on November 19 at the 'Head 'Memorial Church, 3 4 (Sondra James): ie During the 'cool days the students of Port Perry High_School will be kept busy now that the-activity per- : iods are under way. At noon hour a student takes part in an activity of his choice. SESE * We had the pleasure last week of having a visit from Inspector Dadson, This visit was Mr. Dadson's first to Port Perry High School and was not a complete inspection. 'Mr. Dadson is the youngest inspector. ! "The High - School 'girls' volley-ball teams were again victorious on Wed- nesday, November 6 with Whithy as the visiting team. 3 The results were as follows: Port: Perry Juniors--66 Whitby Juniors--16 > Port Perry Seniors--61 - Whitby Seniors--16 The Canadian Bank of Commerce ae ee ESS cove rer ave eet inn A SPECIAL INVITATION is extended to. YOU by - _- Storey and Bill Béaré to" visit our Showrcoms--- and view the pew DODGE and DESOTO cars for 1953 Special Open House is being held on Friday and Saturday, November 14 and 15 WE PROUDLY PRESENT these brilliant and i completely new models for 1958. ¥ Phone 180 : STOREY BEARS "DODGE and DESOTO\CARS' ALLIS.-CHALMERS POWER EQUIPMENT WESTINGHOUSE APPLIANCES Beare Motors Limo BILL BEARE: an DODGE TRUCKS . sa PORT PERRY ge hs ons "ia BE Aid: i i 1 iB i