FEDERATION OF AGRIC. NEWSLETTER
[The Guardian, Charlottetown, Fri., Nov. 9, 1962. ISICharse. ‘Canada.
Conference Airs Issues
OfFreigh’rAid,FeedGrain
\wdnesday‘s press report on presentation. Monday
essence of the discussion mmmmendations.
at the meeting and the actual ltary assistants A,
ACROSS THE ISLAND
Thaniom Ship ' Is Still Sailing
BY NEIL A. MATHESON Provincial-Farm Editor
THE PHANTOM ship still rides the waves, I learned on a re- ccnt trip to West Prince. I can't tell you where it's been seen. for n pops up all over the place, apparently.
\\'i liam Fish lives at Cape W01” and he's often seen it. “I have seen it as many as three times in one 24-hour period", he told me n :11ly. Kiith Maliit'sou. U'Lcary has seen it. And so for that matter has little Judy Carruthers, whom I saw at O’Leary this tit‘t’K. and her sister Rhonda.
Maybe it‘s part of a vivid child's imagination. but Judy saw men on the decks and in the rigging. Several other young girls who were with her also saw them, she told me.. Judy. by the way. 1: 11m tiny miss who caught the greased pig at the O‘Leary rink sppl‘lfi Tuesday night. She also won her age-class race. I believe.
‘N CASE you are still doubtful. four men aboard the fisheries patrol boat “Obelia” saw the ship off North Cape this fall. One of ilvm 1< Reg Eldershaw. husband r1 the lady who is our Tignish correspondent. Captain Chester Handrahain, Thane Douglas and Enuinee'r Henry Grant are the others on the boat. It was a ship under full sail with everything apparently ablaze. It remained vis- ihlo for some 20 minutes. the men report and then disappeared northeast of North Cape.
I understand they tried to get close to the ship with their moody patrol boat. But nobody has ever gotten close to it. appar. cntly. They didn’t either.
erce Morrissey. Sea Cow Pond. has seen it. he told me. So has his niece. Mns. Frances Fraser, whose father, the late Clarence Morrissey. was a fomier member of the legislature.
i Chains Rattle, Timbers Creak
THERE ARE many stories about the ship. Some people have heard the chains rattling and the timbers creaking like a full rig- gcd ship would under heavy sail. And that was heard even though the ship is always seen ablaze.
Is that imagination? I don't know. I am only telling you what some of those people told me about the experience.
It has been seen off our south shore in the past. and Don Mac- lend. whose byline you often see in these papens. tells me that the phantom ship has often been seen off Caribou and Cape John. which are not far from his Pictou County birthplace in Nova Scotia. Dane Crosby says it's been seen at times all along the New Bruns- wick coast in the past. :
I know the phantom ship story is an old one. It was first seen many years ago. But I thought you would be interested in the fact i: still rides the waves, for I imagine most of you thought it had disappeared. as I did myself until I talked with some of those in- tri‘csting people.
Interesting Items In Old Journal
I FOUND some interesting entriel in an old journal or day bunk kept by a Vernon Bridge merchant in 1869-70. Russel Fraser found it and kindly passed it on to me.
A “milk basin” reflects the farm practise of that far off day. it was a flat basin. and the cream was a when it rose to die top. The "creamer-s" came later and they are a tall, narrow tin receptacle with a tap at the bottom, and a glass window the dairymaid can see the cream as it comes. I recall my mother used one at home and the bit of half-milk and half-cream that was .mmediately between the skim milk and the cream. was kept for :ca milk. as most people called it then.
There are still some creamers in use apparently. for I’ve seen them in some of the stores across the Island.
WERE many sales of "spirits" and one man bought four gallons of rum at five shillings per gallon, and one gallon of gin for nine shillings.
Entries for bundles of white and red "warp" recall the old lhand-operated looms. and the weaving of those days when the housewife made just about every bit of clothing worn by the fam- 111‘. from warm underwear to home-spun coats and suits for the men.
Incidentally I’m wondering if anyone knows where there in an old-fashioned loom in this province. 1 would appreciate hearing from anyone who knows of one. They were common 40 to 50 years no but most of them have gone. I'm afraid.
Sole leather was a common entry and I find to my surprise that “scented soap" was used in those days, which indicates that the fuss ladies make over their attractiveness is not so modern as some of us may think.
"North Pole" Address Is Baffling
THERE ARE many addresses from the areas close to Vernon and Vernon River but a “North Pole" address baffles me. The man's name was Stephen MacDonald. Perhaps some reader may know of an area that was called by that name.
An entry for bluestone makes me wonder what it was used for. l Lorne Callbeck. research officer at the Experimental farm tells me that bluestone was first used for blight in France on grapes in 1381. Later it was used for many years for late blight in potatoes, and i think some people may still use it, though it has been sup- } planted for the most part by commercial mixtures.
One more item caught my interest. A cake of soap was sold to a woman, whose name for obvious reasons must remain un- known. Above the entry was the firmly written entry “Never pay".
Cattle Grade Story Overstated
A STORY carried in this paper earlier this week was in error when it suggested that more than 50 . cent of cattle sold for bccf in this province were in the three top grades of red. blue and brown brands. There are no figures available for this province but the Maritime Province figures indicate that 26.3 per cent of the 33,015 animals shipped through registered packing plants this year were in the three top grades.
The figures for P.E.I. would be approximately the same, Ver- gon Fraser. chief buyer here for Canada Packers told me yester-
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F THAT number 415, or approximately 1.3 per cent. were Red brand, 1.515, or approximately five per cent. were Blues and ‘0.593 animals, or roughly 30 per cent. were Brown or standard rand.
Theatm'ysaid himtsomesspmcentwerein thetln‘eetop Hades but the grades referred to included chaice, good and med- ium. Bu “medium” is broken down into Brown or Standard. Oom- "WCial one. Commercial two and Commercial three. There were 9399 Ct} in Commercial one. 509 in Commercial two and 32 in Commercial three.
Good Plowing Seen Ai Mount Royal
I SAW some good plowing in the provincial championship MatCh at Mount Royal. near O'Leary this week. but I’m wondering Why more Prince County people don't attend their plowing matches. Themeeumweu conductedondlbelieveuorlsmen ' tell for the Prince County title. which is far
in Dundee
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They bed I buufioful day for at match although
”‘° Weather. I‘m told. “.mthe for the Tuesday events. but the
""“‘d was null and I got the impression that perhaps one quarter
Kings. I thought possibly the small
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home m l fine day, but I Prince County man clog to the situation.
good crowd: there.
is their own business. but 1
pie were not on hand to watch they have in their area.
S E is i as?
a n d r(Waspntations made to tb e Monday night were spent in con mutislcl‘ of agriculture give the sideration of the problems re-1 and ‘ferred to and in the drafting of
a submission. Tuesday morning “(m-ever, the report does not Ithe delegation met with Mr. Ha- m... information on the naturejmilton and the two parliamen~
JOFEEDSOHIMP and Mr. Pijon.
Idiscussion with the minister and .his parliamentary assistants.
1 The Eastern Agricultural ‘IConference is a branch of
iCFA made up of the five East- ern provinces. but not including Newfoundland. Some 30 del igates make up the official re- MP. Upon ‘Mr. Hamilton's retirement to a Icabinet meeting the discussion continued for another hour and a half.
In order of time devoted mat- ters discussed were freight as- istance on feed grain. proposed storage policies for Western grain. hogs. beef. and lamb sit- uations. Considerable concern has been expressed upon the decision to change the support price system on lambs to a de- ficiency payment. It was held to be unfair to calculate the av-
e om a yearly basis and then apply this to Quebec and the Maritimes where lambs are imarketed in a short period in the fall and usually at the low- est price. The recommenda- tion, if accepted that the aver- aging should be on a quarterly
asis will tend to provide a ;morc equitable situation for the lEastern lambs
i In more detail the statement ‘ .identified inadequate movement ‘
.of stocks of feed grains Eastern Canada before close of navigation, with result- g price increases to farmers ,in the winter months. as the lmajor grain storage and sup- ply problem. It re-affirmed Ca- nadian Federation of Agri ture requests for storage charge assistance policies in oats and barley at the Lakehead. and on western feed grain stocks re- maining unsold in Eastern Oa- nada in the spring at opening of . navigation. These moves. it is ' believed, would reduce risks of loss from holding unsold stocks in Eastern Canada. and improve supplies at the Lakehead —— all fof which should improve winter I supplies in Eastern Canada and prevent undue price increases during the winter months.
“T e minister's intention of looking towards policies to suit the particular needs of eastern farmers is appreciated. . Roger Perreault. chairman of the conference stated. STORAGE
The Eastern Conference is pleased at the announced inten- tion of the minister of agricul- ture to introduce new policies respecting storage of feed grains and is making commendations at this time regarding the kind of specific policies it believes are needed. The problem of storage space. the submission stated, was es- sentially not one of lack of phy- sical space but one of lack efficient utilization of space, and its availability for domestic feed grains. Besides its storage as- sistance recommendations the Conference asked that steps be taken for more definite proced- ure. and more definite author- ity to public officials, to re- serve and allocate space need- ed for domestic supplies of western feed grain in Eastern Canada.
The conference noted that too
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'frequently October prices for h
barley at fie Lake- head are above May prices — an abnormal price relationship that reflects inadequate move- ment of supplies into position for sale. The result is that the risks to eastern buyers of over- estimating winter demand are very great and supplies moved to the east for feed use are too often inadequate.
Policies of providing storage for feed grains cannot substitute for feed freight assistance. the
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s suggestion to this effect in the report of the Royal Commission on Transportation.
Other recommendations made by the Conference to the Minis- ter were:
Efforts on a wide front, through ARDA. farm credit po- licies and special programs of other kinds. to stimulate beef production in Eastern Canada. There is a “clear need". the submission said. "to stimulate he beef industry in Eastern Canada to supply eastern needs in the future and to provide in- creased income opportunities for eastern farmers."
Re-instatement at the earliest possible date of the full quality premium on hogs and the full program of lime assistance — both reduced under the auster- ity program.
Stricter control of gar- bage feeding of hogs and even- tual elimination of this practice, to prevent further outbreaks of hog cholera ervision and inspection of com- munity livestock sales. especial- ly in connection with fe e d e r
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pigs. FODDER PROBLEM
A special program of assist- ance to meet the disastrous hay and crop losses in the Mari- times. wthere weather conditions have . ' experience of farmers hi provinces. . LAMB SUPPORT
Amending the lamb support program, which this year is on a deficiency payment basis. to provide for quarterly. rather than annual deficiency pay- ments where market prices cal for them.
Reduction in freight rates on live cattle between Western and Eastern Canada.
RECORD FLAX CROP RESTON. Man. (O?) - Peter Milliken. a local farmer. har- vested a record flax crop for the
area this year. taking more than 30 bushels from each of his 45 acres northwest of here.
CHURCHES SUNDAY NOVEMBER 11
day School 10 a.m.; 11 30 E
KINGS 1
MONTAGUE BIBLE Chapel l
30 a.m. the Lord’s Supper fortson. Murray Harbour: 2 pm. Sunday School; 3.15 p.m. Call" service. guest soloist Mr. John Bears. Murray River: 11
9.
lBelievers; 11.30 a.m. Sunday iSchool for all ages. including padult bible class; 7.30 p.m. reg- .ular evening service.
MONTAGUE PASTORAL Charge. The United Church of Canada. Rev. R.F. Burns. pas- tor. Lower Montague 9.45 a.m. Montague 11.30 a.m.; Sturgeon 2.30 p.m.
THE PRESBYTERIAN Church. Murray Harbour North Church School 10 a.m.; worship 11 a.m. Caledonia: C h u r c h School 10 a.m.; worship 2.30 p.m. Murray Harbour South: Church School 2 p.m.; worship 7.3 m. Rev. M. Carl Currie, minister.
Sunday School 10 a.m.; worship a.m. Evangelistic service 7.30 p.m. Rev. A.B. Lounsbury. minister.
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THE UNITED Baptist Pastor- ate. Montague. Rev. A. G. . Sleeves. pastor. Montague: Sun-
MURRAY RIVER Pentecostal C divine worship 11 a.m.; divine worshi
p.m.:
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ja.m. Sunday Mrs. D.H.
Rev. 5.8. brook.
School due
ion 11.30 a.m er name." 7.30 sermon:
Walls.
Valley:
0 a.m.;
BD, minister
SOURIS —
ist. Guest speaker for the day. Sleekhouse.
MONTAGUE CHURCH of Christ. There will be no Bibie emembrance
Morning worship and commun- . Sermon: “No 0th-
Christ". Speaker:
THE MONTAGUE Pastoral
p.m. Montague: 1 divine worship p.m. Rev. Basil C. Lowery, BA,
Remembrance ‘ . service, Souris. 9.45 a.m.; Bayt minister. Fortune 7.30 p.m. Rev. D. E.‘ Adams. pastor.
MOUNT STEWART -— Sl. Pe-
D a y p.m. Rev.
’ of Christ.
Church of Canada. Mount Stew- i DaVid Weale.
w o r ship art. vensong 7.30 p.m. p.m. worship: School | e s -
Hazel- pm to the community Day service.
Evening Worship 700 “The Sameness of ton, minister. Willard
p . Sunday School
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day 11
BAY Fortune p.m. Murray
10.00 a.m. Senior Sunday School: Remembrance Day Ser- vice at Memorial in cemetery Birch liill. 9.00 am at 10.45 am. public worship, 1 School. 10.00 D. m- 11.15 a.m. parade of Legion. and p.m. Ewen E. MacDougali. stu-
brance Day Service: Marie, 7.301 . public worship, brance Day Service.
.00 . . DUNDAS— Annandale - Geor- “Roll Call" S getown pastoral charge,
UPTON GOSPEL Chapel. Sun- i day School. 1 . . ing of Bread 11.30 a.m. Gospel Service, 7.30 p.m. Henry Mac- Dougall. speaker.
MURRAY HARBOUR — Mur- lsuppiy. ray River Charge. The United isupply. Church. Murray Harbour, Sun ‘ School 10.00 am. worship . a.m. Little Sands, Sunday School. 1.15 pm. worship. 2.00 River.
“qu1 Brownies, Cubs. Guides Scouts: 11.30 a.m. junior Sun- dent day School. St. Peter's Bav. School; 7.30 p.m. 10.30 a.m. Sunday School; 2.30; V Render, guest solo— p.m. public worship. Remem-g
NEW
p.m. Rev. M. R. Pockling- fBreadaleM' Mr-
.merman. minister. 1
Break. United Church of Canada. North Granville, 11.00 a.m.
alley. 2.00 p.m. Rose Valley,|
3.30 p.m. (please note change in ‘ charge. Remembrance Day. 11.. Dale GFBY. “Udeut 00 a, m, gt Cherry Valley: 2.30:2.00 p.m. Harrington. 7.30 p.m. ‘p.m. at Powna , well with “Musics itette. Miss Linda Drake. leader. Sunday Schools as arranged. 1 Rev. T. R. Goudge. minister. ‘
TRYON — Bonshaw Unir-.
3 schedule)
Sunday on November 25 a
David H, BarwisenEight" choir. 730 p.
MURRAY HARBOUR Church Bible School Lord's Supper, 6.00 p.m. Eveug ter's Bay Charge. The United 1 ins service. 7.30 pm. Speaker.
FREE CHURCH OF Scotland.
'aéue River,‘ 3.00 pm. Murray River,
, .' GLASGOW Christian Remem' ‘ Church, 1000 a.m. Bible School; morning worship unday. Cavendish th e 1Baptist Church, worship, United Church of Canada. Re-iP-m- Fre‘leril‘ton and Breadal- membrane Day services: Dun_ Ibane Churches of Christ. 10.00 das 11.00 a.m.; Annandale, 3.00 ia-m- Blble SChOOI- . , p.m.; St. David's. Georgetown, icombmed evening WOFSh'P at.
7.30 BREADALBANE Charge. The _. WINSLOE Charge. The Unit-{
ed Church of Canada. Highfield, anniversary service will be held I 3.
a ‘1 d ‘ ister.
Alexandra, 11. brook. 7.30
Sundav I
7.00 9.30 a.m. Rev. minister.
ARGATE Pastoral Charge. Long River. 10.00 am. Margata. ‘ 11.30 am New London. 3.00 p.m. . ‘tplease note change in timet. Garth Caseley, student minister.
VALLEYFIELD — O r w e l i iHead charge. Vaileyiicld, a. m.; Belle River, 230 p.m.rL. Walls. Orwell Head. 730 p.m. Rev. A. S. Weir, DD, will conduct these
3.00
m. . serVices.
ALEXANDRA -— 00 a
p.m. Rev.
.Passey. minister.
BUNBURY UNITED Church. G. G. \Vyrwas.
The United Church o it School. 11.00 a.m. worship. 7.30 Rev. w. E. Dlndial. guest speak.- ed Baptist Pastel-ate. Rev. L. R. Winsloe Nortn.l6ravea. minister. Tryon. 11.00 Princetown Road. a. m.; Westmoreland. 3.00 p.m.; 11.00 a. m. Winsloe South, 3.00 p.m. Mr. James B. Miller, min-
Bonshaw 7.30 p. m. "annual "Roll Call" service." Sunday School at Tryon a.m..
Westmoreland at 2.00 p.m. Tr
Halelbr°°k' on annual “Thank Offering" Sort ' m' Caza' vice at 7.30 p.m. special speak-
er. Miss Darlene Welton. also a short play and special music.
CORNWALL United Church. New Dominion. 9.30; Cornwall. 11.00 - Rev. . W. Scott, Dart- mouth, N.S.. guest preacher: Kingston. 7.00 p.m. - Miss lean Somerviile, missionary from Trinidad. guest speaker. Sunday .School: Cornwall, 10.00 a.m.. Kingston, 11.00 a.m. Young People‘s rally at Cornwall Chur~
11.00 ch. 8.30 pm. Minister. Rev. I.
YORK Pastoral Charge. Unit- ed Church of Canada. Rev. G. A. D. Elliott. minister. York.
. THE BROOKFIELD Presby-‘11.00 a.m.; Brackley, 2.30 p.m. M- w- Zl“‘"iterian pastoral charge. 11.00‘Central Church. 7.30 p.m.
la. . Hartsvilie; p.m ‘ iBrookfield; 7.30 p. m. Huntert
3.00
MARSHFIELD. Harrington '
i and Mt. Stewart pastoral charge,
fixegDRev' Peter D' Rudden’ ‘The Presbyterian Church in Pleasant ’ ' :Canada. Mr. Hugh Lowry, cate- VERNON —- Pownal Pastoral jchist. Worship (DV) Marsh-
lfield. 11.00 a.m. Mt. Stewart,
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' 7.30 p. . . 1r 1 Bells" quar- 101‘ St. James. Charlottetown. in-
m. Ur- Rev. T H B Somers, The K k
terim - moderator.
. THE PRESBYTERIAN I Church in Canada. St. John's, (Continued on page 14)
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