FEDERATION NEWSLETTER

-Dry Weather Causes Concern ‘Among Island Agriculturists

with fine weather and [time will establish this situation.

By J. LINCOLN DEWAR fault

LAPSE April, provided a great deal of it,

Generally there has been a |howeVver, it did not put a hole in marked degree of concern over jits manners with very low tem- April being such a dry month |peratures and high winds on and the effect on the already Tuesday and Wednesday. dry condition of the soil. Low; The concern referred to ear- temperatures for. the last two lier is related to the possibility weeks have held back the that if the dry weather continues growth of grass, here we per- |for another month that the pros- haps to remind ourselves jpects for grass and hay” will be that at this time in many past seriously impaired. years snow would still blanket, For early potato plantings the fields to a depth. Generally there will be some concern on people are not inclined to find the possibility of chilling, only

ACROSS THE ISLAND

Springton Cemetery.

Tiess and making a go of it must

iness' sense. We thought. the statement made on Country Ma- gazine by the winner of the Bank of Montreal Scholarship for the province to the effect,

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dairy herds. The fact that one | must be reconciled to these per- | fodic outbreaks does nothing to) render them more enjoyable: | Possibly the animal world (hu- | man-~and bovine) may eventual- | ly find some means of purging itself of these two particular hair shirts.

PERSONALITY BASIS

At a recent meeting we’ heard the opinion expressed by a bus- iness man that he should not be required to buy a product from | persons that he did not like. This suggestion could mean in the in- stance involved that if a sup- plier changed his religion, poll- tics or hair style that he and his} product can be dispensed with. While this state of mind may be accepted rather widely in this province it is nevertheless an ut- ter contradiction of what the Bri- tish Constitution guarantees. Res- taurant owners who attempt in this country to practice segrega- tion on the basis-of color, race, | creed and language have learn- ed that public opinion and the law will not countenance such practices.

Frequently and _ continuously almost farmers are being told that farming is a business and ‘armers. must act as and run their operations: along business lines. With this assumption we have no particular quarrel! other than to point out that farming involves certain other aspects more complicated and more de- mending than business practices. Generally we are inclined to agree with the statement that farmers who are still in busin-

be considered to have some bus-

Steve Truscott Case Slated

For Canada’s Supreme Court

OTTAWA (CP)—The govern. him a copy of the cabinet order. was con-

ment has decided to refer the) Steven Truscott case to the} Supreme Court of Canada to determine whether the boy was a victim of a’ miscarriage

Truscott, now 21,

age of 14 in the sex strangula- tion of a 12-year-old girl

The .announcement, oddly |0 life imprisonment. enough, was made in the Com- mons by Opposition Diefenbaker who said Solicitor- | Court of Canada: .

General Pennell had kindly sent

much emphasis placed on per- sonality and so little on policy.

Too often because we do not like| : He Joe” we take the position that |Canada, what disposition would

what ‘‘Joe” has to sell or any- the court have made of such thing he ‘believes in are bad. cere on 2 Sere have been very serious offendrs evid B na the court: i ite dia practicising discrimination on al ence

partisan basis which is prhiaps| jean » May receive and eon- one of the crudest attributes of | CODE CHANGED society. - When

Perhaps to summarize what is|in 1959,

required is acceptance “in this|preme Court was

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Truscott was

' The cabinet order put the fol- Leader lowing question to the’ Siipreme

“Had an appeal by Steven Murray Truscott been “made: ‘o| ‘the Supreme Court of Canada | as now is permitted by Section

convicted no appeal to the Su- permitted ‘m

“The

man who-can run a big farm can}|--: probably run anything’ was very-much-to-the—point.

- Spook Story Locale

By NEIL A. MATHESON Provincial-Farm Editor

“a place which was familiar to me in my boyhood days: ——

__Premier Shaw announced the_ ) on 1 “most ardent Liberals in the province told me: “Shaw willbe}

__._0 Pearson’ (the words are his)—keeps making a mess of

oe Great War, 1914-18 can help a lady who writes: ____loo, Ontario for information on her grandfather, Austin Locke

~@ year ago,-and--that-reminds_me. that Jack Hickox, Bread-

“>_tire- 120-miles were called. at the. same time. “Many say

_._flay,but there are .some really good Holstein cattle—they'’re

CHARLIE TODD, Breadalbane tells me a rather unusual story and it goes something like this:

One Hallowe'en night it was, perhaps 75 years ago, four boys from Rose Valley went up to about four miles away, to play some tricks. They decided to take a sheep from a nearby farmer and hide it in the cemetery. Two of the lads went to get a sheep, the other two went into the cemetery. and crouched down behind a monument.

“Unknown to the Rose Valley lads, an old man in a near-~ by community had died of smallpox. Everyone feared the disease, of course, and nobody wanted to go. near the place. But several neighbours came to bury him that night.

_As they carried the body into the cemetery, the two_lads emerged from behind the monument. In the darkness they thought this was their two friends coming with the sheep.

“Is it fat?’’ They asked innocently enough. ©

But the two men carrying the victim of smallpox through the darkness of the night, were startled into momentary terror.

Thinking it was ‘‘The devil’ coming up from the ground, Sey hr body muttering, ‘‘Fat or thin, here he is, |j

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If the story sounds unreal now, and it does, remember that in the period of the story, stories of ghosts, and of the . devil lurking in the shadows were far from being uncommon. , I’ve heard a similar story told in another setting, but this is the first time I’ve heard it about chaps from Rose Vall

Op inions Differ On Election I this item for last week’s column, but some- how it got mislaid and missed publication. It concerns two re-

actions I thought might be interesting. It was a day or so after the May: 30 election that one of the

returned easily; the Liberals can't win so long as that ‘so and

things at Ottawa.’’ _ Bets : A few days later a friend of mine called to see me at The Guardian office. He had fried on several previous oc- casions to find me; without success. which promoted his remark: : —_____**You_are almost as hard to find these days as a Tory.” And this man is a Conservative. How's that for directly opposite observations on the political situation here? :

_. Here's A Flash-Back Query. _

1AM from Water-

Jackson.

Mrs. D. E. Terriedea, Waterloo, Ont., whose maiden Name was Jackson says she believes a story appeared in this paper about 1914 or 1915 about her grandfather and it con- cerned him piloting a submarine past enemy units and safely home. If any reader recalls such an item, or has any personal knowledge concerning this-man, I shall_pass_it_on to his granddaughter.

I HAD some references to horse whips a little more than

albane told me that Bus Yuill, Truro has a-horse whip that is more than 50 years old. Banford Yuill had the whip in Boston, Jack told me. This is an item I have often thought about since Mr. Hickox told it to me. We were talking at the Easter Beef Show and Sale and I believe it was back in 1964. It’s about time I used it here.

Instant Coffee Idea Is Not New

: IF ANYBODY thinks that this instant coffee idea is some- thing new—I confess that I did—an old newspaper clipping advertised a liquid coffee concentrate perhaps 60 years ago, I do not have the exact date.

“For a really good cup of coffee in a-hurry, Lyman’s Ex- tract of Coffee. Simplicity itself, no coffee pot needed.’’ I was telling this to Audrey Jenkins, Guardian Women's Editor and she tells me stores were selling ‘“‘Camp Coffee’’, another liquid concentrate, for many years.

Western Road Opening Date Sought

MY FRIEND Sophie Barbour of Alma is trying to find the date on which the Western Road was opened. That’s the road that runs from the Miscouche area, through Portage, Elmsdale, Alma and Crockett’s Corner to Tignish. If some- body has the answer Miss Barbour would appreciate hearing from you. Or let me know and I shall use it in this column, and pass it along to the Barbour home at the same time.

GEORGE MATHESON, Wheatley River, loaned be a bound copy of the files of the Broad Axe, Jan. 31 to May 30, 1871... ; AROSE ;

The railroad tenders are out and the general impres- sion is that the time is too short. It sharply censured-the fact that no survey had been made, and that tenders on the en-

the contract is intended for friends of the government and

tnacquainted with the Island cannot make a fair and honest effort of building the road,’’ the Broad Axe charged. It is also Objected that the letting of the whole 120 miles in one lump job prevents local men who could take a section of the work, from competing at all. The issue ran a fake adver- tisement to this effect:

Wanted by the Gov't.,.a-smart active man to sell rail- way debentures. A heavy discount and a liberal commission

» allowed. An active, energetic man can make a fortune in a-

Yew weeks in this business, apply to Grab, Sharper, Steel | and Co. ea -

Note particularly the name the Broad Axe editor gave to the fictitious firm he cooked up to harry the government people who, were responsible for building the railroad.

I’ve found some interesting rules and regulations that were laid down at the time to present people from damaging or destroying any railroad property. I'll refer to them in a future column.

Painting Details Is Sought

MRS. LLOYD CLARK of Borden brought me an old paint- {ng, or a copy that is dated 1852. On the back is the signature Louise Tremaine. At least I think it’s Tremaine—the writing is more than a bit faded. \

The Borden lady is wondering if any reader knows that name. It may have been the person who painted the’ por- trait which shows a comely young lass, bare-footed, with her back to the viewer: She’s standing on a stone piazza dooking out over a bit of countryside that appear to include a village. The other is a picture of ‘Little Queenie” and the distinguish- ing feature of it is that the coloring is so well preserved. ;

They were purchased at an auction sale held by Jenkins | Transfer, Charlottetown several years ago, so she has no idea

of the origin.

: Dispersal Holstein Sale

{ FORGOT to mention this in my farm column on Tues-

all of milking age—at the dispersal sale of Noel Hooper, Rustico today. teers is some extra good blood in this herd, and many of the cattle have really good production behind them. Reason for the<sale is the ill health of the owner, I am told.

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business community where any conflict of interest was involved. Stated in another way business influence has been very strong in the Legislative Chamber. In so far as the business establish- ment is concerned it has con- sistently refused to recognize that the farmers has basic rights in decision making -with respect to his own industry and has tended to'act more in the role of guardian rather than as partial partner. In short, while political- ly it may be difficult to over- | come domination of the Legisla- ture by business interests many farmers are nevertheless realiz-

has been impeded in the past by priorities accorded. to business: considerations. |

FEED GRAIN AGENCY

sider~legistation~for~ the setting | up of a Feed Grain Agency was | introduced in the House of Com- mons. The agency to be known as Feed Board” will have for its-| purpose the and British Columbia. BS eae

the board provided-with—author- -ity-to-make- payments _related_to the cost of feed grain storage | and related to the cost of trans- portation. In addition, when au- | thorized by the -Governor Council, to enter. into marketing operations in feed grain. Resolu- tions of this kind are usually not | very definite and particular in-.| , formation will be available once wondering” if-some-of-the—‘‘old_sweats"’_ of the First=~ithe legislation is introduced.

some years of urging by feeder be without its. opponents. Con- .jeern in western Canada will be on the score of having two gov- | ernment agencies the grain business and the pos- sibility —of political _considera-_| tions entering into decisions. The | West, of course, feels that in po- litical_-matters—the— East‘ always-| exercises more power and influ- | ence.

ment in favour of this agency is | the fact that in the handling of these feed agencies three differ- ent departments of government are involved. It is hardly neces-

rangement produces an almost |

ing but at the moment we are

ly attended. Plans are for the holding of a National Hog Con- | ference later in the year. DAIRY BUREAU

Maritime Dairy.Foods Service. Bureau is holding its annual meeting. On | the committee are four persons from this province named by the estar io lly attended b: : meeting is usua atte: 'y the advertisement for tenders is only a sham, as strangers the Dairy Superintendent and | the Island's Director to the Dairy | Farmers of Canada. The bureau | is, of course, the body which car-

ries on the advertising of dairy

products with funds supplied by

the producers and collected by ’ dairy plant operators.

SPRING SCOURS

which dairy operators must be prepared to face in their herds is the epidemic of spring scours which seems to crop up like elec- tions once every three or four | years.

will hardly feel complimented but we find it hard.to resist the temptation of making a compat- | ison between elections In the |

‘only at Taylors . |

One aspect of this ‘business’ business that causes some con- cern is the failure or reluctance of the business establishment and of the Legislature to accord farmers ther tg -h-ts-and-privil-|— eges of the business community. Over the years the Legislature against farmers in favour of the

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ground of law or fact. cabinet order “there exists widespread cern as to whether there was a | miscarriage of justice” in True | cott’s conviction. : Diefembaker maintained ‘. ; itati victed of capital murder at the pens legapl ie on o be- |x the court are such as prac- |

near : of |Olinton, ‘Ont. in 1959. The sen- tically to deny consideration of

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PAPER SELES WELL With a circulation of 350,000,

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However, we are forced to the jprovince of some of the basic|such cases except of questions conclusion that in few parts of |principles of the British Consti-|‘of law. Since then, the Crim- the civilized world is there so ‘tution. Urs etna ‘inal Code has been amended to Write your own success story !

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Wednesday at Ambherst Maritime hog-people-met.for_aj Maritime. Conference. A large | number. of invitations and no- tices were sent out to the meet-

not sure how many have actual-

Tomorrow at Moncton the | Committee of the |

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