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2 Hh 1 2 2 Produc- 115.1. asonally - manu about ng the yin the 5; news- lumber amption er and ion and ncreased r hand, tracted, slaugh- ese and ron and all con- yng the on there lume of gt; expan- output, sub-in- howed a a Scotia, . only one third of the way between VOLUME XXXVI, NO. 33 NANTON, ALBERTA, THURSDA UGUST 17, 1939. Subscription Price: 2.00 per year; Foreign, 2.50 Behind the Headlines ;t'onoannen lt; At Ottawa By Dean Wilson Somehow or.other there ss de- in fall. veloped ia Canaii ard elsewhere pose Men: Ross Sweeten, Clar- throughout the Western Hemi- ence Pickering, Harold Goalder, sphere a peculiar hysteria which Jack Boutland, Msc McKenzie, causes the masses to awaken with Hose Nozzle Men: Louis Bradley, sudden ala whenever headlines y J. Monroe, James Creighton: or stories hint tht some Furvi an Ghemical. Men: John Marshall, or Far Eastern power s preparive i * any air or submarine bases within ay Bee eras ect the shadows of this continent. The roward Armstrong. latest rensan for alarm is the des: pacine Men: W. 'S. Cleave, O. Je Gibson. Truck Men: John Dick, Ernest Melvin. Ladder Men: Eric Lockton, Ed patch which states thay the Gov- ernment uf Germany is using var- ious methods to penetrate into Iceland in order to create war- time bases on this independent is- land that lies near the Arctic belt Burope and Canada. However, in face of these sensational head- lines and stories it can be report- ed in this column that no sppre- hension has arisen over these Ger- man plans along Parliament Hill, and in fact, Ottawa is not-worrled at all because there are good). reasons for this official attitude, though it is necessary to delve be- hind the headlines to obtain the truth about this possible threat to Canada. There is no doubt that the es- tablishment of air and submarine bases on Iceland would be a defin: ite and real threat to Canada and such a strategic move would be extremely serious when one real- izes the weapons of modern war- fare. Iceland is only 2600 miles from Canada and less than 600 miles from Scotland. Then again, this island lies in the path of the Gulfstream with the result that its harbours never freeze and its fjords, which are very deep, could be used as excellent shelters for The secretary was instructed to ships and submarines. Incidental- teply to a letter received from ly, it can be recalled that the Ger- the Western Grain Dealers ass0- mans explored these harbours just lation pointing out that a low prior to 1914. Furthermore, it is rate of taxation had ben main- Pract that the Nazis have con- sined in Nanton for a number of Centrated their attention on Ice- ears but that owing to necessary land within recent months, accel- erating their efforts within the public works, it was found neces- last few weeks. The procedure of the Germans . has been to impress the people of The matter of planting trees Iecland by a display of force and sround the skating rink was re- at the same time by friendly over- ferred to the parks committee; tures. Airplanes, with large-sized and the fixing of a price for hay swastikas painted on their wings sold was referred to the finance committee. An application for an old age pension was received and npprov- frequently circle over the island, though they have no permits to fly over Iceland. Warships visit the capital, Reykjavik, presumably on good-will tours or for the sup- posed reason of protecting Ger- man fishermen in the Arctic zone. German scholars and students have. literally invaded the island for ethnological, geological and historical studies and the German Government has established schol- arships at Reykjavik University. Nazis use propaganada to foster the idea amongst the youth of the Third Reich that Iceland is a source of Nordic mythe and a foun- fain of religious wisdom for all efoe: pes pot sdeslt whe Nordic people. German gliding erat ae a Naina ene ee oo eS Monthly statement of receipts Sige Leia sland. and disburserents was examined Every method is made to bring 254 current accounts were exam- about a close fraternization be- inea and Ee es tween Nazis and Iceland sports- ect to approval of the finance Names of a number of the mem- bers of the recently reorganized Nanton fire department were omitted in the list published last week, Below we publish the list TOWN COUNCIL Wurlitzer Maohines Disoussed and Routine Business Transacted lt; Business transacted at the reg- ular mesting of the town council last Monday was light, Members included, Mayor and Councillors Coutts, G. E McKeage, W. A. Denoon and 0. E. Smith. in attendance ELE. A bylaw of the city of Calgary, in relation to Wurlitzer machines, was read and its drastic resulting action was discussed, but in view of the fact that operators of the machines in Nanton ar confining the noises within their premises, and this being the only reason for action needed, the bylaw was not enacted, and the matter was put over until further complaints were received. repsirs and replacement of many sary to increase taxation this An unpaid hospital account was discussed, but it was decided that the town should not be responsible for payment as it was considered that the debtor is not an indig- An offer for two lots was re- jected, and a price and terms for them was set, to be submitted to the applicant. Request for a price on, unsub- divided land within the town was HOTEL CHANGES OWNERSHIP Wirs, E. MoKenzie Sells Hotel Nanton to New Company Hotel Nanton property and good- will changed ownership yesterday morning, Mrs. EB. McKenzie selling to Nanton Hotel Limited. Robert Roberts, manager for the new company stated to The News that it will be the aim of the new management to continue to give patrons the same good service as had been enjoyed in the past. Mrs. McKenzie has. rented a suite in the Shaw Cooper block, where she will reside in future, J. H. McKenzie and family will also continue to live here. The Hotel Nanton building was erected in 1904, by Mr. Bruin, who sold shortly afterwards to Spinks Spinks, The late M. W. McKenzie bought the property and business in 1906, taking charge PROVINCIAL CROP REPORT Compiled By The Department of Agriculture For Period Ending August 7 The general deterioration in crop prospects over a large part of the province during the past. two weeks has seached alorming pro- portions. Only in the Peace River district Lave crops improved, Blis- tering heat has been the most damsging single factor, although hot winds and lack of moisture have aggravated the situation. Premature ripening and forced de- velopment of the wheat crop, en those adequately supplied with moisture, have combined to reduce stands, and the prospects of a high average yield. The most ser- fous losses may result from a re- auction in grade due to the pres- ence of shrivelled, underfilled ker September 15th. Following his death, his widow, Mrs, E. Me- Kenzie, continued to conduct the business, and held ownership con tinuously until the sale this week. Field Day at Cayley Held in Connection With Crop Testing Plan The field day held in connection with the crop testing plan at Cay- Jey on Tuesday, was a decided suc- cess. Division 88 extends from Oko- toks to Nanton and was well rep- resented in view of the fact that harvest is well under way. The plot was on the farm of A. Du- common, one-half mile north .of Cayley and consisted of 174 small- er plots of wheat from seed grown on farms in the district, Wher alyzed 46 of these graded A which showed a great increase both in number and quality. over 1938. The plot also showed samples of the different varieties of wheat also) oats, barley and flax. Particular- ly interesting was a plot. of De- ciduous Awned barley grown from seed supplied by R. M. Walker, of Nanton. In the afternoon C. E. Sage, of Calgary, superintendent of the National Elevator company, ad- dressed the farmers, introducing Jack Moore, of Winnipeg, who ex- plained the Crop Testing Plan which is now in its eighth year. E. J. Munson, manager, of the National Elevator, spoke.on the value of improved seed and drew attention to a new menace to wheat growers, that is the danger of seed contamination from the odour of sweet clover. H. M. Weir of the Dominion seed branch in Calgary, then ex- plained the system of grading seed plots. J. , Thompson, agent for the Alberta Pacific Grain company, nd Mr, Swanson of the National Grain company are responsible for care of the plot at Cayley and the work is made available through the kindness of the Universities and experimental farms, the Do- minion seed branch and Dominion and Provincial departments of men. The Germans have an or- committeo, ganization known as the Kraft Durch Freude society, which means strength through joy 50- ciety, and this organization spon- sors northern cruises to Icelan every summer, with the result that thousands and thousands of Ger- man tourists visit this island each year though their interests are not always pleasure. Germany's for- (Continued on Page 4) PRECIPITATION REPORT agricultare. a Warm, dry weather, with little past week. All crops have ripen- ed rapidly, and cutting s now gen- Wioisture conditions in the trict. prairie provinces show some de- There willbe a change this year cline from last week,.according to for many in the method of hi the Searle Grain company report. vesting. It is estimated that there For the three prairie provinces as will be about twenty farmers us- wind, thas continued during the eral, except in the foothills, where the crop is about two weeks later than in the remainder of the dis- a unit, combining fall reserves and ing combines this season, and for precipitation for the current grow: about twenty of them this will be ng season, the moisture condition thefr first season of combine har- is now 104 of normal, as com- vesting. pared with 106 last week. . M. Lougheed has started Alberta is now 98 , as compar- threshing. The wheat is yielding ed with 101 last week. Saskatchewan is now 113 , compared with 114 last week. over 30 bushels to the acre and as should grade No. 1 Northern, which is splendid, considering the Manitoba is now 85 , as com- Season. pared with 84 last week. Cutting generally is now going Harvest Is General Crops Late in Foothills M any Farmers Combining forward at full swing, both with binders and swathers. Those who intend to barge are waiting for a little more of the sap to dry be- fore the grain is put in barge stacks. There is a plentiful supply of labor. About 100 men are waiting around town, and spending the nights in box cars, or lying in the open when the weather is fine, hoping to secure work. As farm- ers take out one group, others come so there appears to be as many on the waiting list as there were at the beginning of the season. The warm, dry, bright weather is ideal for haying and operations are going forward at rapid rate, and it appeas that most of the hay nels, with the dir ct result of high temperatures during the filling period. Continuation of the present cool spell will do much to relieve late crops and permit them to fill and ature normally, while hot weath- er woud undoubtedly cause much WHEAT BEING DELIVERED TO ELEVATOR . M. Lougheed delivered the first of this season's wheat to be received by local elevators, last Saturday, to the Independent ele- vator. Yesterday he commenced his regular run of threshing, and is hauling directly to the elevator. TRAIN WRECKED DELIBERATELY Twenty-three persons were kill- ed and nearly 60, including two Canadians, were injujred in the wreck of a-speeding Southern Pacific streamlined railway train, derailed Saturday night as it sped THE WORLD OF WHEAT By H. . L. Strange Director, Research Department, Searle Grain Co, Ltd. The price of wheat, the records show, is today lower than it has been since the year 1655, when it was equivalent to about 26 cents bushel at Liverpool. The present low price is the dir- ect result of the wheat surplus today existing in the world. over a small bridge 20 miles west How much is the surplus? The of Carlin, Nevada. 2 whole world produces and con- A coroner's jury and railroad of- Sumes, each year, approximately ficinla said the tragedy had been 5,400 million bushels of wheat, The caused deliberately. burdensome or unwanted surplus They told newsmen one entire today, it is calculated, is not more S0-foot length of rail had beeen than about 550 million bushels, or moved four inches inward, and no more than sufficient to furnish that the rail tie plates had again the people of the wheat-eating been spiked to the tie in the new World with about 87 days. supply. position. Surpluses equal to this per per- The power cars of the 17-car son in th world, have appeared train, speeding 60 or 60 miles ar in the past, and always people hour across the Nevada desert, have been astonished to find how had sufficient momentum to be quickly the surpluses that many carried across the broken track thought would endure for years, and a small bridge just ahead. have disappeared. The reason that The baggage car was derailed surpluses in the past have dis- heavier damage than has occurred to date. Grasshoppers are migrating from in the southeastern sections, causing appreciable damage in some districts, Under these conditions, it is ex- tremely difficult to estimate the total yield of wheat for the prov- ince, but a preliminary figure of approximately 150,000,000 bushels would appear to be justified at the present time. The acreage sown to wheat this year is 8,379,000, as compared with 7,969,000 in 1938, which 148,000,000 bushels harvested. There are prac- tically no districts in the province where uniform crop conditions ob- tain, hence the necessity of accept- ing the estimate of 150,000,000 bushels as little better than a The wheat crop of Alberta suf- fered serious deterioration as a re- sult of the hot, dry winds during the past two weeks. In spite of the heavy rains which occurred during June and the early part of July, the root systems were un- when it struck the same spot and appeared, and that this present pulled succeeding cars with it in surplus too may disappear more Railway authorities said track is that while the total amount in Montana and are settling in fields) 1 tric contacts operating block a mad plunge from the track. quickly than people think possible, bushels seems large, yet- actually signals had not been broken, leav- it only fills the world s needs: for ing no warning there was anything .a very few days. Any slight clim- the matter with the rails. POLICE CHECK ON RECKLESS DRIVERS War on the reckless driver: has been declared by the RCMP, With main highway surfacing ex- tended to various parts of the provirice, there has been an in- creased tendency to speed, thus aggravating the traffic problems. Now; police are taking definite action to curb dangerous driving. Recently there haye been many re- ports of police also checking up cars which were violating he lIsw through not having proper head or taillights, or were con- travening regulations in other res- pects. BRITISH LAND BLUEJACKETS atic catastrophe to crops in any large country, therefore would soon make all these extra surplus bushels indispensable. Factors Affeoting Price Following factors have tended to from Europe. raise price: Considerable decrease in wheat and flour stocks afloat for Europe Most of Hungarian wheat surplus earmarked for Ger- many and Italy No offerings of Russian new wheat crop which is believed only moderate Unfav- orable crop and weather repoits Following factors have tended to lower price: Belgium further in- creases import duty on foreign wheat Japan s wheat crop ex- ceeds Self-sufficiency plan Resales. of Argentine and Austral- ian wheats German rye, wheat and potato crops announced to be far above average Italian apple crop about one third larger than a- able to obtain sufficient moisture At the request of a British con- year ago. to offset the demands of the plant, with the result that the stand de- teriorated and in many cases shrivelling of the kernels took place; Throughout a large part of the eastern sections of the province, whe these con- ditions were most severe, the nor- mal healthy, golden colour of rip- ening grain is absent, and in its place the whitish tinge of burnt stands is apparent. Generally speaking, early sown wheat is best, although some darh- age to the kernels has taken place. In many districts late crops are practically ruined, but if cool weather with a little rain would occur, these crops would benefit more than the early ones which: hhaye been prematurely ripened. There is a tremendous variation in yield prospects within a single dis- trict. Crops which promised 40 bushels a- week or ten days ago may not yield more than 15 bush- els, The next week or ten days will determine very accurately what the crop will be. Coarse grains have suffered along with the wheat. In some districts they are being cut early. for fod- der, while in all cases they have been prematurely ripened and in several districts barley is being harvested at the it time. Grasshoppers cagphing in large numbers from Montans, hav settled on fields in south-eastern sections of the province and are causing appreciable damage. Farm- ers are endeavouring to control the pest with further applications of poisoned bait. Live Stock The intense heat caused some discomfort to livestock but did not result in any serious damage during the period of intense heat) sul at Swatow, China, whose: con- sulate was threatened by a Jap- fanese controlled Chinese mob, WHY WHEAT HEADS bluejackets were landed from a British destroyer last week to protect British subjects. A Jap- 2 nese protest resulted in formal re- There has been much discussion . gret being expressed by the Brit- in the Lethbridge grain shipping fch consul and the commander of district, regarding certain fields the destroyer. a slight decline last week. District Reports Macleod, Lethbridge, Gardston The intense heat of the past two weeks has been harmful to crops but cool nights have assisted in maintaining the stand, Harvesting has started. The stand of straw is excellent but improper filling makes it difficult to estimate yields. Grades will probably suf- developing rapidly. So HAVE TURNED TO CHAFF which have nothing but chaff in their heads. The query was raised as to whether some new: diseases in the live stock market suffered had struck such fields. But G. B. Sanford in charge of the Dominion plant laboratory) at says: Edmonton, after examining thous- ands of acres in the south, asserts that this is not a disease, but the result of an unusual season. He I have seen no sign of rust or any other disease of the plant that could cause such condition. My interpretation is this: We have fer. Coarse grains are similar to z qheat, A good second cutting of had a very unusual season with re- alfalfa is under way. Pastures have dried up decreasing the yields of wild hay. Live stock is satisfactory.- There is a possibil- : ty of some liquidation because of * Telstively poor primary system feed shortage. Dairy production is down slightly. Sugar beets are gard to moisture, the time at which it came and the tempera- ture conditions. In general the sit- uation favored the development of which in average seasons is well developed to feed the plant. With the generous amount of Nanton, Vulcan, Claresholm moisture an extensive secondary Although crops are better in this FOot system developed near the the eastern section of the aren, the eastern esiomsted 50-60 eat plant, With the advent of per cent, in the past two weeks, the hot dry weather the available yd some damage in the western moisture supply near the surfeco section is reported. Harvesting W95 dissipated too rapidly and the will be started about the 12-15th large plant had to fall back on its of the month, High temperatures Secondary root system which was surface, and with this a large stage, causing improper filling and reduced stands. Oats and barley have suffered. There has been some hail and grasshopper damage. Frost was reported on Joly 21 in west, Live stock are being inflicted. Although, pastures are dry, there is a good stand of will be in stacks within eight or ten days. grass and live stock continues to make satisfactory progress. Prices good. No movement to market is taking place. D irying is a little lower owing to reduced pasture conditions. caught the wheat at a critical Unable to get the moisture, with the result as we have seen in so many fields. In other fields, of course, plant development was much slower and there was moisture still available in the critical stage in the devel-
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