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THURS;DAY,. ,JULY 23r4, .1931
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For Si'ale By:
W1 aMURINE &_SON
WEDDING' BELLS
The following. , is . •;taken • ' from :.the
London •Free °Press'of July 2(lthd.
Ruttle-McAdam . •
A: wedding of.: 'particular interest
-'m to ' Ripley and'• icommunit , was :. solem-
nized at Conquest, Sask., wheit Isa-
hetsecond daughter : of Mr, and Mrs.
Themes McAdain, became 'the; bride
of ' Mr..John R'uftie,younger son ' of
the late M. and` Mrs. John A. :Rat
of Ripley, Ont.; the groom ..hav=
ing resided in Ripiey''.all his life until
a., year ago. ... , ' ,
The • bride'. was charming . gowned'
in pale bine silk embroidered :net
ever silk flat crepe, and wore a neck
lase .taf_ •earls,.. the... gift • of the groom,, -
her bouquet: being% roses andcarna-
,;;, ,tions. , She was attended by' her sis-
ter,C Mary, who were a nile green
• efnsemble, of celanese' crepe, withhat.
• to match -`Tier• flaw -era, were-eony-
roses and maidenhair. fern. The groom
was supported , by a cousin, Nelson
Snider-. -'he ceremony was performed:.
by' Rev. �R. B. •Beauvis', who had unit-
ed the bride's father anis mother in,
' marriage on ' January 1, 1908.
Following the• cereniony the, bridal
party sat down to a' wedding lunch-
eon, .after which Mr. and .Mrs: Rut-
. tle left by 'motor. for their honey-
° moon, which included several west
.ern . points. The bride's,, going -away
• costume. was .a navy poirettwill suit.
withemaize fat•-and:•blouse •and -'red
fox furs
WEST •WAWANOSH COUNCIL
The West , Wawairosh . Municipal
Council held its regular meeting`„ on
June 23rd, with all.the members'
present and Reeve Stewart presiding.
__The _minutes of'last meeting' .'were
read a d std Twoeta '
tives from insurance brokers'addres-
'sed the council but"action regard-.
ing insurance will be taken till the
July meeting. The read 'superinteird-
ant `•was ordered to stop all persons
front. using_. the:. roadsides, of duns
ing grounds and was given author-
ity to prosecute. The main business
of the meeting was the payment of
accounts. The council adjourned to-
- ' meet Jul y„•_28th, ; at 1.80 P.M. = •.
Durnin Phillip, - Clerk.
COMMENCE ° PAVING' .ST:R•IP
ON HIGHWAY" NO., 9
The Johnston . Bros. Construction
Company'; commenced" the .laying , of
:pavement'• recently, on highway No.
9, • from ;Walkerton- west nine miles'
to •a mile and ;a" quarter past Ennis.
killers,,' The big, mixer with :a..gang,'of
men. ' and trucks is : Operating at .the
"Y" jest south of Walkerton and,
will work its Way west toward Kin-
cardine. It
in-cardine.•It is expected that the
stretch' of seven miles to be paved
will ,take some eight -weeks to corn
piste.: - -
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Here
anc��
T� ;r
, ere
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• Pictou • lobster ,fishermen are
tr-ying� a -new -venture -in shipping-
lobsters "to.. Boston,. • Mass:. • Re-
• cently a.carload valued at, $4;000
- wentthrough by '''express over
Dominion Atlantic Railway 'lines
to Yarmouth, being shipped' thence.
to .Boston:. • • ..
• • Lovers: of wild life will be, glad
to •hear..of the establishment • of 'a
second."Bird 'Sanctuary id'Canada,
similar to 'that• of Jack Miner, •to -
be situated at Bird -Haven Farm,
by, John W. • Piggott, of Bridge-
town, ' Nova Scotia. It will "be'
: • located in the 'heart of the ,beau
tiful• Annapolis' 'Valley.
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THE
.4YJC'KNOW SI NTI°STEL
Published " every Thursday morning
.at, Lucknow, Ontario,•
- • .
D. MacKenzie, Proprietor •
and Editor.
THURSDAY,' JULY .23rd, 1,t131 -
DIAMOND SCULLS REMAIN 1N .
CANADA
Robert Pearce mazy not be a. Can-
adian by Mahe hut he, .had adopted•,
..Canada-• as._his:_.honie,,.and.he,hed-__a_.
perfect right:to repr'eset t. this cbun•
'try at, the' great 1tenley'r;regatta le,
England. That. he sdcc eded in wins'.:
!neg.' the much covetd Dianaanc
Sculls 'which • are eni'blei atic 'Of' tini
single •sculling • 'championship of thc'
world, rs,,.ekeditahle alike__t;at,Pealec:_
and to Canada, and •'.Canada is pi•out ::
>that -such 'an- athlete:: has -seen, fit -tc'
take up his abodein-this -country. Wt
say that Pearce has• ' brought bac)
the llianiond Sculls to.._Canada, busy
it might be' pointed ,out that this trir,
phy was already: • here, that it'Pwa::
captured least year by Jack Guest,
of Toronto,' and it. is' not 'out of plats
to' mention that, in 19,28 Joe Wright:
INVESTIGATION OF OLD AGE
•
PENSIONS IN HURON
aOapt.: J. K. :Fairful arrived in. God
erich recently to, 'commence an inves-
tigation of the administration_, of . the
Old Age Pensions Act' in '.Nuran
county. The investigation, involves a
personal visit to each :pensioner and
a scrutiny '. of circumstances under
dvhich each secured a pension and„
under,, whaf' _conditions.:he or.'sheis.
at present living. Inasmuch as, there
are over six hundred pensionere:. in
this *county the work inirolved is of
some' magnitude and:.. will 'ee uir-°
ver. three months. The. report' wr1.1
be 'made to the county heard, Capt.
Fairful is known to ',many in the
.
count :H.e- -
y:. - was"'for some time"" in'
.charge .of, the Baptist churches ' of
Clinton and :Auburn and was chap-
lain of the 161st''Overseas Battalion.
Until a few -months ,ago,:he.-wAs,su
erintendent :Of: Burwash Indust Bial:
Farms He has just completed an in-
vestigation of 'the ;'administration of;
thea
counOIdty.Age' .PensionsAct A. in Perth
BRITISH IMMIGANT BOYS .3MA'
• GOOD
So' much has been published in
papers in recent months about Iee
migants who had ,falren do evil days
•_ :,anL ad-koe bei -cls orted =that it -is a
Pleasant contrast to read of the suc-
cess. that has attended. one Organiz-
at'ion's Boy Placement Thi org-an_;
ization is the -,Hostel, Norval, Ontario
The. Hostel has been placing British
Boys on farms in Central -and West-
ern Ontario since May 1928•and-has
during• that time placed 1175. boys.
While there are no new comers be-
ing: placed now a -number of good
boys are available - fr'.om day•,to ;day.
° •: ;e737 -fire tintn•=tlleir
yearly contracts end.
That the type of boy handled is
Very high'ig proved by•two ,facts—'
one that the Hostel lies never had
to hold a loy more t n :twenty-
four ')fours before , securing another
farm .job for him --and second that
no boy has. ever been deported or re-
turned to Great Britain because • . of
lack • of. farm work.
It is also interesting • to tete that
the Hostel holds Trust Accounts for
these boys with a total of $33,064.74
on deposit. 60-70 have recently. join
ed the Church; two are Superintep-
dents' of Sunday Schools 25-30' are
Sunday, School teachers, 2 organized`
acid conduct :Church Choirs, four 'are
looking forward' to the Ministry, '5
enter the Ontario Agricultural Col-
ege�••4lris••=-Fal
l:
The Hostel, Boys'' Second Annual
Reunion . takes place at the Hostel,
Ontariq, on Friday, July 31,
1931. Agricultural, .Music, Athletic
and Aquatic contests have been. plan-
ned. Anyone interested is cordially
invited to be present.
hiI E
story of •- musical entertainment
from a steamship in motion, 'sent
-gazer—a_Aetwork of Canadian and
United States land stations, was
carried through successfully as the
Empress of Britain was sailing up
the St. •Lawrence on her • Maiden
voyage from Cherbourg June,1.
All records for the St. Lawrence
route to Europe were . shattered
when • the new Canadian Pacific
liner Enipress ,of - Britain, "42,500-
and ,act p e repres n tonflagship of__the cos pannye_
Atlantic fleet, made the run- from
Cherbourg to Father' Point in four
, days, ' nineteen hours, on her
maiden voyage May 27, -June 1.
(4 -
IC
cry
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With men as vdth autoinobiles,
knocking indicates 'lack ' of ,power.
To make things go, take them as
. they come.
LIJCKNOW and WINGHAM
ilonumental Works
Lucknow, Ont..
Has the largest and most complete
stock in the most beautiful designs
to choose „froth, in—' •
-MARBLE, SCOTC T,; - SWEDISH
AND CANADIAN GRANITES
W E make a Specialty of
Family monuments and invite
yea Inspection. • • e"
Inscriptions Neatly, Carefully, andA
......_< •._..`..:P.roznptlya.d-iane�:...... •..-'' .
See u's` before placing renis- ' ordor:
"The train ride (from Vancouver
to. Banff is the most wonderful l[
have ".diverakeii;'r wailIie "soul=
meat of the much -travelled' and
famous writer J. B. Priestley, . of
' "Angel 'Pavement" and. "The Good
_._ .onipanionso- #time,•" =interviewed
recentlyat the, ' Banff Springs
Hotel. "These parts .are too
wonderful to describe," he said,
and 'added lie ' was 'coming again
in September for' -the trail riding.
••The Shield ' for efficiency
among the'' four Canadian Pacific
white Empresses of the Pacific,
donatedlast year by E. W.
Beatty, chairpian and president of
. the company, was presented for
the second time at Vancouver ,r,
cently to ' Captain A. • J. Hoskin
-and- the whip' -s -company ef. -tl
Empress of Russia. During the
presentation the gathering was
entertained by the' broadcast from
the Emprbess of Britain, over 3,000
miles away, steaming down the ;
St. Lawrence. .
Definite promise' of an inter-.
national • travelling Art School:
with headquarters to be establish-
ed at Ban% in 1932; • or at one of
the Bungalow Camps in, the
Rockies, has been giben by .Tom
Hall, prominent London, 'Eng-
land, artist who has been assured ,
by a ,number of his confreres in
' England that they would join him
in artistic exploitation of the
scenic wealth of the .Canadian
Rockies. •„
iia„r„ t ...:.,'N
ong1a Bros. R. A. Spotters
j Icon 25
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kt�►igba>
Travelling by Canadian Pacific
special, train from Toronto to Vic-
toria and `return, over 100,mentbere.
of the. ' Canadian ' Manufacturers'
Association held their annual gen-
eral meeting early in -June •and
took the opportunity to make a
Trans-CSnada tour, including Win-
nipeg, ,Rina and, Saska: orf •
where''"•they" conferred with local
industrialists and were given civic
and provincial welcome.. The
meeting coincided with the 60th '
anniversary of the entrance of
British Columbia a i
Brtnto Confeder. Nothing goes to a woinan's head
RECEIVES HEAD INJURIES•
Mr. , Graham Moffat of , Culross,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Foster 'G. Moffat
hes his head badly cut on .1Vlonday,
July 13th, while operating a mower
on their farm. The accident happen.
ei.i late -ht -.the -afternoon; Mr.-•-M'offat
'having •decided to • make •one more
round of the' field before quitting
work. Ile remembered nothing fur
ftlier until he regained consciousness.
a'onie two hours later. •ghe horses
remained "u`et until. ten away,
quiet y
a d 1VIr Moffat does iiot.-_know..what
caused the accident or how 'it hap
peped.
ti� .. L744 ' 0 s much EIS _._s ae' wp
riser hat,
'4.4,:
A
Jr.., also. won the trophy. for Canadai
making :three tines in four year:.,
that the honorshave come this, way:
These ' victories are ' not haphazard
wins They are the result of long
months of careful: training, of skill,
stamina, and ability, and are. moss
creditable to, the men who are .sus:
cessful..Canada has it• most enviable,
record se, far as rowing is concerned
Such men: as • the. late Ned Harlan,
Jack Gaulaur, Johnny-Durnan Lee.
Stoles,' and others,,• have nobly upheld
the prowess of this country in their
frail shells, and now that Bobby
Pearce has brought' fresh . laurel',
across the water we are, all proud et:,
him and his achievenient. Pearce is
probably' the most powerful sculier
in the world today" ither atnateus
r'
or professional, .and being a �younf,
Man still. he' should' continue to bring
honor and glory to ',Canada. by, mes-
on 'el his ability. .
.J
Balsa, Half as lirghteaa Cork, is NOW
Gkowni Ce'mniertially
G,laytt5n ' R'
Slawter.
' The lightest' wood . k:nown• to man.
and one of the most' useful is balsa;
end jun Popular 'Science Monthly,
Clayton ' R. Siawter tells something
about it.
• "Balsa is found almost anywhe1e
in the tropics. The Balsa -we 'see in
use, however, is sgrown 'in Ecuador.
a'
The, bees' have .fairly smooth ,batt
a- �lnc''large l roaii`I'e'aveS:•V 4'h -erne .y
grow. -as• high as :seventy or eighty.
feet, • with trunks from' thirty to
hirty-six . in.chesP in diameter:• Th'
axons which is only:' half has ,)heavy a�
cork,; weighs only • :five ' to ' seven
pounds to the • cu'bie foot
"v'i'ewed .ii i!•'the xniergscop , °it;
structure reseni bles.that of a honey
comb'".It is made of a myriad of tiny
ells! These -give-it • •buoyancy, light-
ness' and insulating, qualiti":es, In bal
sa ttrees mor -e- than _• five years..o.iil;'
the cell` walls thicken 'and'the ' Wpod
trews`heavier; 'For this •reason: briPa
trees over five Years of age are
clever cut::for, commercial' purposes.
• "Imagine ,a:twenty-foot pine •tim-
bei ten : inches'. square; , it will :weigh
about 325 pound's. ` A. balsa: beam ei
these, dimensions - will' weigh about'
seventy -Ave pounds..' Afloat in the
water, i't can support' almost,. ten
times its own' weight. 'Its strengthis
almost half 'that of good spruce. It
is :easily worked, cutting like butter
ander:' a knife. • Its . consistencyy • is
iometh'ing 'like rubber, for a . piece
of this astonishing • wood can be
vein pressed to nearly' half .its Origin
P ,
al volume between the fingers.
• "We find balsa wood. 'first niers:,
i;ioned•by the early Spanish explor-
:rs.When Pizzaro invaded. Peru, he-
; ent- 'Bartisolomew *Ruiz; his pilaf,
dong• they- coast in a foraging cane -
in .1526„ He 'encountergd-
enuchr-to h s sur •ruse= a b knd •a,
P g• . . .
t
raft .rigged, with aware sails and
-parrying a thatched hut • .amidships'
ft 'Wee made' of tree trunks lashed
together with vines. The, natives
called his. odd craft a "balsa" 'after'
:the trees •'from V which it was made.
This name has stuck to the trees
;er. since. /
"Being 'almost as soft, as rubber
fit 'protects delicate ^mechanisms from
'shocks and jars while carried around
in packing crates.• So beige. blgcks
are .pl'aced inside packing crates to
'act as cushions' between. the sides of
;the 'crate and the, contents.
'At. the beaches, the small• . floats
that support- the life lines where
they, . extend out-`throught the -:waves
often are made ofit. The •life•, pre•
server hanging' in ,front of the life.
.uard.:s-station na;-, be.-inede .of-bn•1-
sa. At beach refreshment stands, ice
cream .•i's eoften delivered in' trucks
fitted with:balsa wood bodies. Here
the strange tropical wood serves as
an '. insulator. Its 'hollow' formation
gives it the. •effect of it double wall,
keeping out .the heat. • _ •
-
'"The demand .-for bal'sa•-has grown.
mat-. et hat --it is-noisrrger
Wiped ' by barter, from the . • Indians;
A firm of Americantamporters now
Sas -plantations • in' Ecuador where
'.;bel, raise their own trees." ,
Will power is w1Jat soihe folks
rave 'till someone o as- a drink.
BIRTHSTONES•
• After :searching `the historical. re-
cords: of ' many' ancient • races concern-
ing the'symbo}ic sigeificance of •birth-
stones• the American :rNational Jewel-
1ett'' Association has issued an official
list of' proper stones . for various
months. Experts • of . the . associatioi
spent' several months ,'delving; • into
ancient Greek,. Roman, Jewish. ant;
Russian writings on :rare. gens' tc.
establish--the-=best-list ty be oiiieia;
for • modern usage. •- •
The association determined the fol
4ewing--stoners.-were---the-••most--signs-.
ficant for the. •various months.
Garnet, , January; Amethyst, Feb-
ruary; Bloodstone, :March;. Sapphire,
April,' Emerald, May; Turquoise,,
June; ' Onyx; July; Carnelian, Aug-
ust; Chrysolite, September; ' Aqua -
Marine, October; Topaz, November,;
Ruby,
December. • • •
earls--a-nd--diamonds-_ :-.el'
By D. M. 1.4130V4DAISI
t)ircclor. Envision of Lducation .Canadian
Nidal Conunine•!or Mentaillyaiene
PIJBLIC INTEREST VITAL
FOR M)1 NTAI;• HOSPITALS •
Governments Spend Money in, Ways
Indicated by Public' Demand--.- ,
'Heal'th, is Greatest Patine Asset.
"One of the worst punishments I
know of is' to be confined in_a .lung '
tic: asylum A lot of people would
rather:``be •'bar ed;'- deelared a Judge ' -;
linin the .wench in commenting ori the
case of ,a man who claimed to be'
„,wrongfully confined in an .institution •
far the • ;insane:
Judges, like 'most , 'other people,
sem tunes make; extreme~ Ciatentents,
,and this in.':aia (extreme::statement.... t •
lt''is quoted,, hgwetYcl ' because the'
;.,'edge '.'was expressing amore 'than' his, ,
',tie) opinion, He. expressed the views ..
of a very largo number of -..people.
• In the first place, ,• it is . 'probable.
that,; this particular. judgehad very
little first-hand information concern-
ing institutionsfor the insane. The •
tact ', of ' his having used: the term,,
"lunatic • asylum," ' is evidence that
ae was thinking of days that, except. "-•;