@ERATION NEWSLETTER
Membership Said Increasing Despite Farm Population Drop '
By While it might have been bet- yet the or have held the countyl
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ACROSS THE ISLAND
Gunners Dine Here; Is 50th Anniversary
By NEIL A. MATHESON Provincial-Farm Editor
THE SURVIVING Island members of the 2nd Canadian Heavy Battery met here a few days ago to celebrate the 50th universary of the organization of their unit. Eleven of the 14 survwmg originals turned up for the dinner which was held at the Canadian Legion Home here, and There were 67 men in the original Island contribution to the
se .
The story of how they were ready so quickly is interesting. Bruce Wonnacott. one of the Island originals tells me the
two Island batteries. No. 8 and No. 4 of the P.E.I. Heavy Ar-
tillery were on their way to Petanwawa for annual summer train- . . be
war scare struck with such impact they were ordered back to the Island.
So the men and equipment were ready to ship to Nova Scotiia which ey did on an old i t. the Cacouna. One battery went to Sydney Mines to guard the cable station there and the other to Canso. The nucleus of the P.E.l. section of the and CH3 came from those units. and they left for overseas on November 14. 1914 Bruce tells me.
of the battery prepared by the 2nd Canadian Heavy Battery Old Boys Association describes some of the experiences while on active ce.
During the 11-day period, June 2—13 in 1916. for example. the battery historian reported that ye. guns were knocked out in 10 days and the men carried on with set teeth through night and day. with practically no sleep and very poor meals. It was ' to maintain telephone communications With their observation post.
Chateau Aflic' Proves Useful
TO REGISTER the guns. he said. the battery was forced to use an attic window of a Belgian chateau. In the period May .10 to 20. 1917 five guns were condemned but five new ones were received in the next few days.
Originally the battery had 4.7 inch guns but if was equipped with 604pouinders. about one month before the battle for Vimy Ridge which started on April 9 at 5.30 in the morning.
The battery fired its first rounds in France, apparently. on Bois de Mereaucourt on September 26. and there was subsequent firing; but they learned on October 3 that all shooting to that date had been a washout as corrections had not been made be cause range tables had not been issued. The entry would seem to indicate to artillery men that there must have en con fusion in the organization and administration in that part of the Allied lines at the time. _ ’ ere is frequent reference to gas being used during the. latter part of 1916 and one entry indicates the :an Heavres moved in back of the Princess Pats Regiment. a unit which won glory in the First Great War for heroism during the first gas attack which had been launched by the Germans. The old story said that Canadian troops moved into a gap left when a unit French Senegalese troops broke and ran for the rear under the misery which the, gas caused. There are veterans of that war who still suffer from the effects of gas, though .most of those more seriously expOscd to the attack have long Since died.
Christmas Has Magic Effect
ONE ENTRY tells of an armistice being declared tempor- arily so both sides could clear their dead from No Man '5 Land. But Bruce tells me that this was not unusua . . .
What was unusual. though. was the armistnce the troops declared themselves on Christmas Day 1914 when the men tram both sides met in No Man‘s Land, exchanged cigarettes and greetings and sang Christmas carols. The act was pep; repeated on later Christmases because it was seriously frown on by the senior officers who ordered a strict no tratermza- tion with the enemy" order.
The Islanders from the battery den: Walter E. Carver. Austin Gallant.
A. Burch. Bor-
are George - MIM- ohn .Gordon,
Harry A. MacDouga MM: Russel MacDongall. Fred G. Moore. Clayton Shaw. James . . Strain. Charles . Toombs. Bruce S. Wonnacott. Henry Woolridrge. all of Chariot.th
Others are Roy Howlett. Annandale. and Eli Vlatcher. Lower Montague.
Judge Bell Has Fine Shorthorn Herdl
MEMBERS 0]“ the Charlottetm Rotary Club chose wisely when they selected Judge B. R. Bell as chairman when they honored the farm men and women who won distinction in and for this rovince durin the year.
It wgs back in his glays as an active politician that M-r.’ Bell first started his farming operation art'New Glasgow. Political opponents suggested he was merely trynng to get the farm vote. for this man was provincial leader of the Progressive Conserva- tive party for a num years. Criticism of that type. is one of - alties a man must sometimes pay for offering his services in political life.
But Mr. Bell was serious about his farming operation. He purchased some excellent foundation stock and he has brought in some top notch sires since then for his herd of purebred Scotch Slhorthorns. Thus he has made a useful contribution to the livestock of this province. '
' head or more durin
Hisherdrunotozoo . -‘gthesummer months and he is wintering this year approximately 150 animals. Mr Bell abandoned accepted an appoint-
, politics when he ment to the Supreme Cour bench in this province in few years ago. But he has retained his interest in good cattle and g
farming. He spends much of his time in the summer months at his beautiful farm home in New Glasgow. in the hen the Second District of Queens which he represented so efihcicntly in the provincial legislature for upwards of 20 years. ,
Citation For Mack Dixon
MACK DIXON. Clyde Blver was one of the 16 rural people Rotarians honored on Mon y of this week. and that re- ago I came across the citation which was the Atlantic Wtirnter Fair ' -Nov
when the 15-year-old school was deemed worthy of special
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martial in the selection of the best herdsman at the fair. ‘I don’t believe I published it before. though I did report on his uelection. ere is the at tion:
“Special mention to Mack Dixon. 15 years old. Clyde Rivar. P.E.I.. one of the youngest breeders at the f . He mowed s am your to the Reserve Grand Champion also won a ti z With his own heifer. He‘s a tremendous
titer and veteran snowmen rate him as the toughest man to against at the Fair."
I’ll admit Mack that I was the man who first suggested you for al mention. But these work were written by the fair m. Watson Manner who was expres ’ own ad- ulation for yoin- performances at Halifax early last month.
Strong Man Story Completed
ITEM in the column of December 3 was hicomplete. It um Acorn. girandf ther of Roland MacDonald. hold a 56-pound weight on his little finger. was that Mr A
. corn used to
weight on his little finger. and write his name piece of chalk. That‘s a good stunt for me you think you are strong. Acorn was I lived in Powml. to the Belfast strong man should have read
. and Dougald MaeKlnnon. former mem- goverument here. tells me he'll give me the entire Rory in the near future.
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We know that 1!! I load mas“ 12 The Guardian. Charlottetown. Thin!» Dec. 1". 1984-
Case Adjourned To Check Record
cases the passing of resolutions is looked upon as a filler in the program and that in many cas- es nothing more is ever heard of them However. for a general farn. organization resolutions are very important as they serve as background for recommen- dations or demands
One of the more important re-
solutions passed at the county’ . wa a private meetings was one stating the re-? prosecution and the informant
- ~- I ‘ GEORGETOWN — Raymond and the case was adjourned at . ‘ Sponsmmy f t deraton Martin Griffin of Montague was Mr. O’Donnell's request Who was the em .pthiru'
J. LINCOLN DEWAR meetings a few weeks earlier. the standpoint of weather and with respect to marketing. This. . week of December 7 traveling. However. the proved to be satisfactory from dance didn‘t reflect the favour- the Federation shall be to work‘
- :CODVICted of selling liquor at resolution states that the role of the completion of "e evidence .' - ,, - in his case. at Georgetown yes- With and assrst potato groups in. ("day before K. 8.5 County
whelming degree of interest on organizing their marketing. ln-T . . ~. .
the part of the membership. ferred is that it is not the FE'r gllpgggilasgn Awaglsuale James l Among organizations of itsrderation‘s place to dictate to 'Ti'“, accused who was “we ltype we don‘t know of any inlthese producers what form of Minted by Lesier P_ ovDonnen, this province with a larger paidfmarketing they should have. did not admit to a previous no membership. the. member-j Suggested was the holdin: otmnvjcunm alleged by the .ship has increased by over lo‘a conference on farm credibcmwn for ‘per cent this year and by simi-iWhich would bring .lar amount last year and with a.those in authority in the differ-‘
generally appears to representélullons on education and the. nth- presented in court. a greater degree of interest fox-er with making wider use of the» The Crown was represented the Federation on the part of‘Nova Scotia Agricultural Collegeiby Deputy Attorney General
lpleaded guilty to causing a dis- ‘turba
similar offencc'and pleaded not guilty.
together} and the case was adjourned by case was
. , consent to Dec. 30 to have the 30.
declining number of farmerscnt lending agencies. Two resn-loriginal record of conviction; Alexander
Hague was fined $20 and costs Dmitri Sokolov as saying the or
Charlottetown for judgment. lCAUSING DISTURBANCE
Montague “Y” Centre and was fined $20 and costs. He was also charged with a similar offense
committed 0" 8" “m” “'9‘ Llleil‘gf‘fnfiplwm So~ His r _
‘vlet Union plans to build tank-
ad-loumed to Dec' rows of 75.000 deadwelght tons,
fighting at the mm. '2" Centre
William Thomas Graham of Cambridge pleaded not guilty to causing a disturbance It the Cambridge Hall by shouting and swearing. His case was ad- journed to Dec. 30.
Lawrence Edward Burke of
ardigan North. charged with assault causing bodily harm. had the charge against him dis- missed This I
cused. had failed at the last two sitting; of the court.
r persons were fined :20 and costs for illegal possession of liquor and two persons were fined $20 and costs for being intoxicated in a public place.
David Butler of Gaspereaux
rice by fighting at the
Workshop Has Open House
An open‘house was held Wed- nesday at altered Work- shop, which 13 under the leader- ship of J. Gordon MacDonald. who was chairman. The assembly room corated with drawings and paint- ings by the Workshop pupils. along with a large h'ec
Carols were sung by the train- ees. who were accompanied by Mrs. J.W. Mackenzie and Mrs. Reginald MacNutt on the re-
Chrlstmas .
costly-actuated piano. The . was a gift of the Junior Red Cross Council of Queen Char- ‘lotte High School.
Eaton‘s Santa Claus Parade film was shown by John Martin of the National Film Board.
Distribution of gifts was next on the program with Robert
e- Inkpen. president of the Char-
lottetown Retarded Children‘s Association. distributing thi gifts to the trainees and volun teer workers. -
At the conclusion of the open house program a lunch was serv.
ed by the members of the Lady‘s Slipper Branch of the IODE.
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ednee- Johnston of Mon- ’day
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the. farming public. in any plan of farm education. :J. Arthur McGuigan. QC; A recent editorial suggests Again recommended is the In the .6359 Of Roy Glbson that this lack of positive inter-lsetting up of a land use author-l 0‘ Queen 5 Road- 01‘ 8110: est on the part of the member-'ity or committee to study ma .ship is used as an excuse bylters related to ohur landti-lesourg and represented by w :‘Governments for disre ardin mes. Farm mac inert! Si con“ . . the ideas which are brougght foi‘tinues to be a matter which the Ed by M" Read” that Mr- Gib‘ ward in the various resolutions Federation feels requires study Zonlwas {Westemlz‘itm the II?“ While the attitude may vary and action with respect to ser- dpbela“; "36$?! ynavat; en er slightly from one Government,VlCP. DBMS. 9'9- :95 )ad'orfimed 11:53:; :5 use to another. yet an examination? Twine prices were Questioned J ' ' over the years of the ideasand the Department of Agricul- 1“ the case 0‘ Alb“ Joseph
am A.:
brought forward indicate that‘ture asked to report on the fac- MacKinnon. Little Herbert ‘
eventually action was taken. For tors involved. Prince County charged with impaired drivin instance the Federation origin-’meefing Saw the need 0f “19 new and represented by Mr. O'Don- ated such ideas as the veterin- Potato Producer's Assnclation nell three Crown witnesses lary service policy, rural elec..which Will have the interest and were heard. Csts. William Ro- umcacion and Farm Establish—Support of potato growers. This wen and Donald Shears. both mom Board jugl in mention afmecting urged the importance of the Souris detachment of few~ There are numerous others of railway tracks being built an ill? RCMP and Augustine Ber~ Which might be referred to. 'the causeway when it is con- nard Campbell of. Large attendance at meetings structcd. accused did not give evidence is no guarantee of making an pimpressiOn on the authorities. Certainly the meeting which . , !/‘ . was held last March 30 on the \ potato question was well atlend- ' ed but the results would prob» ably have been about the same with about 10 per cent of the at. ‘tendance. i We admit that there is a con-' tradiclion in these rthat meetings are not tended and more and more far-1 mers are becoming members of? the Federation. l Generally a farmer is quite. conversant with the need for and the operation of the different implements and tools which he uses around the farm. In a wi- der sense the Federation of Ag- riculture is also an implement or piece of machinery which a; great many farmers have com~‘ bined to set up and maintain. However. it might be suggest- ed that while the need is seen; for the Federation. yet how to; make maximum use of it or; perhaps limited use of it to tliel .best advantage isn't nearly sol :clear. With more interest and: l more activity on the part of the. ‘ membership. with more. tie-j .mands being made for service:
i and more pressure generally thel I .Federation would probably be. is more productive implementl ‘Even though it should be used jmore we have. the impression, lthat the farmers are. going to‘
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l While in this province the Fe- deration is approaching its 25th‘ 1 birthday. yet in the field of in- ;fluence it is a comparatively inewcomer and is still looked upon by some members of the l ,business community and politl- l clans as an interloper. V I For many years the rural bus- ‘ ‘iness community and the politi- lcans held almost undisputed‘ :sway so far as influence was
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