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'WEDNESDAY, MAY' 1
Eulogy To The Dis app g Elul. `.:
(The Paisley Advocate)
Nett' time you drive out through the
country, it might be a good idea. to take
special notice of the elms. that stand out
on the . landscape, ' fo r . these: graceful giants,
of e vvoodlots and fence .'corners are
'doomedto extinction in this part of . Wes,
tern •Ontario, probably even sooner 'thaw
the residents, may realize.
For some years .we've heard and. read
of the spread into Canada and later On-
tario of the Dutch ' elmdisease. ' B't the . enware ' basket factory 'hese It was the
result of thedew and 'increasing.. demand,
many small elms are being cut •for market,.
A visitor to The Advocate the first of the
week deplored:. the trend. ti But, much as,
the admirers; of the species may regret to. °.
see them cut, it seems the -logical thing •to
do'.. to salva$e. as many of ` the trees as
possikje before they fall. victim ' to the
Dutch elm•' disease; „
Tuesday, Oliver Carlaw brought to
the office a, three-foot strip of heavy out-
er bark from an elm log delivered from
a 'nearby woodlot to the Carlaw Wood -
advance has .been. relatively.: .slow, all
Most
Most :of us have; . if we gave it any thought
,fat all; • assumed that; the scientists" would
• produce an insecticide effective ' against the
beetle, ' and • save. our trees, Actually, a ,.
control' has been developed, but , its cost
makes its use 'prohibitive. .Before an .ef-
ficient and economical medium for ' com-
::bating the, 'disease . is ''discovered 'or .de-
veloped, it. will, it is almost certain, be.
too late to .'save•. the few • .remaining stands,
or the, stately specimens' of this .section of
Ontario,'
at 'least.,. .
Last week,: one of the last„giants of
this immediate area went to help, ' satisfy
the 4emands 'o f industry' ..'.`And, . by coinci-
dence, Tuesday . `of this week; there came'
to this ,office the' first .definite: proof we
have seen that the Dutch elm beetle has .
invaded this district.
Out on the Saugeen .Township farm
of. Tom .Bryce,: off, :the Elora Road north
of Paisley,. they felled a huge elm which
for years had been "'a °landmarkon the
property. The, great tree,` which Tom Bryce
estimated to have stood between 90 and
100 feethigh, reared its grae°eful head
high above the surrounding, 'trees, on an
island '' in the ' Saugeen River,: part of: 'the
'farm. When it came crashing down, it
'spanned the stream between' theisland and
mainland . withmany feet 'to spare.: When
;the: fallen_ giant :was;::measured,• ;the diam-
eter of the butt `. was found to . be 50 "in-
ches, and ..:the diameter at the " top 39
inches. A .:..14 -foot log cut from : thebutt
end measured, out at 1070 feet When the
log was loaded .on to .•.e :;Thede transport
for shipment to the Stevens-Hepner brush
factory at Port- Elgin, two tractors: were
° employed: in the task..
It • would have been' poetic justice if
the old monarch of the woods,: whi9h pro-
bably watched from. its 'island as the :first
" settlers of-the—area made their way down
the `.:Saugeen by ' raft, had in its 'death
throes damaged the . truck or a :tractor, or
defied the products, of .modern 'mechan-
ical . engineering ..to. -mull it' from the ,fiver.
But it. gave , up. meekly. and was carried
awray- to become the handles of brushes:
'Recently, we . are told, .. elm has he -
come highly saleable. The supply of good
maple 18 dwindling, .and elm .is: being uti-
lized where onlythe finer. woods .previous-
ly ' were employed. New techniques for
finishing have been. devised, .;' and it. now
:goes into veneered furniture, °'too. ' . As a
first ' example we had seen of the .des-
tructive ''work of the Dutch elm beetle,
and the first evidence that the scourge had
reached this area.: '
Many a • stout,straight elm, We are •
told,has served as 'a mast or a keelon
a sturdy boat. It's. quite a comedown for
the . noble tree : to; provide handles for
brushes : (with all due apologies to :.Bill'•
Campbell and ' Roy 'Lightfoot).
It seems tragic that even in its ' new
role,its greatest virtue, • or -its • best qual-
ity, '' is lost in this day of advanged theor-
ies on child :upbringing. But, in .an': earlier
era,' . when. the backof a: `hair' brush was
highly regarded ; as. a medium for apply-
ing
pply ing' ,-corporal ' punishment,an elm -backed.
brush ,could have served generationpafter.
generation ' for ' belaboring backsides, --and.
with telling. effect!
The CBC seems to delight :in inter.
viewing those characters who to the av-
erage viewer, appear ' to epresent the
neurotic and depraved. And infact, many
of the CBC dramatic. presentations ' leach.
a , similar : degree of ' depravity.
Last week, May 13 to 18 was known
• .officially as Clean -Up Week. les. that time
'of.' year when "` all householders ' and civic
minded.. citizens can hep ' Mother Nature
put on her best appearance. With grass'
a luxuriant green, the maples' bursting out
m -full foliage, and -spring—flowers' adding
their touch of color; those 'who appreciate
cleanliness and attractiveness can do much
to . add to Nature's handiwork ,by.a thor-
ough cleanup of the community
A1..BERLIEY
Holiday guests with '1 Irs,
bent ,Campbell and family were
Mr, and .Mrs. Grant. Campbell
and boys of St.. Catherine's.
Mir, and Mrs. James Mills of
Weston visited over the week-
end with ,Mr, and Mrs. Arthur
Sn}eltzer and 'fam bly,
.Service •was largely 'attended
at' Sat, Lukes Anglican church 'on
Sunday. Many . relatives Thome
forthe holiday were present
as 'wel'l as.,visitors from the re-
sort ureas, During 'the service:;
.:Mr; Reg. Godfrey, agave ,a good
report of the. • Synod `.meeting
Whie►h he attended as delegate at
London on .Mor day ,of last week.
The continual stress—placed upon the
the necessity : and importance ofeducation,
would seem to give the impression ' that
education _is a passport to almost anything
or anywhere. In this, age in which we. live,
there is no .discounting the value of ed-
ucation. But it still is no replacement nor
can it supercede the characteristics of • in-
tegrity; responsibility, devotion to "duty,
and.. sacrificial service for others .,which_:
contribute to happy and rewarding living,
and :which necessitate a reasonable mea-
sure of ` ,plain hard work.
8,e Military
Insignia
LeflrsToEdfor: •
•• •117 May, 1063.
bear Sir,
Although Canadians have ren
.,dered military service in `'both
peace: sand war .under more than.
a
thousand varieties of unit ' 'bad-
ges,, no • comprehensive history
'of these insignia -liss. 'ever :been
published{
The writer` •iis •novri attempting
to assem'bl'e material for' a re-
. ference book, ori this aspect Of
Carraddana. Any assistance your.
readers could give would b'e
.appreciated. `
Material
.sought ..: h�t in!F h: des: hel-
g
Met, -,cap, • ;collar and " shoulder
badges,;;' abuttons; enamelled brad
•. plies and :pins; "Unit ,comm mor-.
atve medals and trhp'hies;; pho-
tos ° andpictures , ,illustrating
&hese devices letterheads, enire= ,
+lorpes, program/nes, and Christ,.
maas cards ' with unit -crests and
markings; books and :articles on
unit histories; and inffortnation
ceriterni:ng designs, the reasons
,for' selection and nicknames and.
anecdotes 'assoc'iated with, them.
Of special 'interest would': be nn:.
forimatio•n from jewellers and
others' who . at one time engaged
in, local. manufacture .of these
Canadian Expeditionary Force
and earlier Militia materials are
re'quired particularly.
"Yours truly,
•G.• Hiseler, .
Box 4055, • Stn E,
Ottawa,: ' Canada: r
HITECHURCH
Mrs. ' Victor . Emerson and
Mrs+ ' Ivor.' Spencer the ''Grey-
Bruce Area President of . Tara
attended the:.Grey Centre. Dis-
trict Annual • ori . May ,14th .at
Elmwood : and ' on 'Wednesday
they attended the Grey West
District Annual at Kertible
which was the third WI, to 'be'
organized '"rafter Stoney Creek.
Thursday the . ladiesattended
the Grey North, 'District Annual,
'at Annan United Ohurtyh, and
on Friday. Mrs, Emerson: suet.
Mr's, to McCosh 'of ,Itipley and
Past Areca. President .'who, was
guest speaker at the 50th W.1,
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Mr.: and •'Airs.. Robert Steele
spentlast week at Point C(>axk
Mr, sand Mrs.' Harvey Steele of
Detroit visited with then). ,over
the week -end. .
Mr. and Mrs. . Irving Benson. of
Smithfield, a1,0eilnirgian spent, 'the
week -end holiday •at 'their cot-
tage at Amberley . • Beach,
At Point Clark for ,the 'holiday
week -end were . Mr.: and •,NLrs.
Malcom McLennan ..and daugh-
ter • Jean, 'Miss Louise ':M nald
and .Miss : Maranon Perry of Tor -
Anniversary. at Holstein.
Around ?0 people attended the
Turnbull -Reunion Supper which
.was ''held in the .Whitechurch
"Community • Hail on Monday;.
May , 20th. at 4 o'clock. The
Whit:echi1i ch ladies catered. for
them,..
Mrs; Irene Patterson of To-
ronto and Mr. ' and .Mrs. • Gordon
Montgorne'ry of: Toronto spent
the 'week -end at the , home of
Mr: Charlie :'Taylor.
Mr: and Mrs., Relison Falcon-
er 'and. family, •of Sarnia. spent
the week -end at ,the' home .of
:Mrs. Cecil Palconery ..
Brian . King ' and ' 'B'ernadette.
King of, • Teeswater • spent the
week -end at 'the home of •Mr:
and Mrs;Walter Walter A rscot.
Mr. and Mgrs. Sidney Paine ,of
Toronto spent the week -end at,',
the home 'of'. 'Mr, and Mrs. Rus-
se' �Thitchie andµ . atilt,' . relatives
in the eomrrrnnit ,
Mr, and Mrrs ern'
McClen,
sghan 'and ` Michael of Waterloo
visited on ,,Saturday in Wniigharn.
Hospital, with .Mr, ,and Mrs. Ben
McClenaghan • and visited with
M. and Mrs, Carl McClei ag'han
at Whitechurch.
Mr: and Mrs', Chester Emaner-
ton and, Mrs, ' john . Err -menton
visited With relatives in Toren-
,to: on Monday.. of . last week.:'
Service ' was` • .largely attended
art Pine. River.: United church ;on
Sunday with: relatives .& ;friends
St. Peter's W.A.
The may meeting of St; Pc
er's W.A, was 'held• at the re
tory on the evening, of .May, I
The xis. opened With,
byrmf - followed by', the W.,
Prayer, arid Lord's ..Prayer.. T
scripture was readi by Miss Dc
of by Cooke. The Treasure
report was given' rby Mins 11
+beets in the absence of M
Fred' McQuillin: Worn
resume of- the .1/V.A.'
Anna
meeting 'in' St. Paul's -Cabe iti
London in April. was given
MOs. John' Shing'.' Atter the .
.ferings. and 'roll call, Mrs,. Ki
read .from the study 'book;:
reading . • A Wendexful
' Frier
wee ,given ;by .. Mrs,.: Conn
dans' were ;made; dor an aft
noon tea and rbake. sale. •
meeting closed ' w'ith 'a •. pear
followed by refreshmen`,ts
Was Born, At ,Lucknow
Mrs.,Louise ' •Mc Ne l.V 83,
Brant Township, died . Tues
of last week at the Bruce Co
•ty :Hospital, 1, ' Walkerton, rai ttel
lengthy. illness, •
Born at' Lueknow, she wa
daughter 'of Bruce County '1
neers, the late • Mr ... and
James s Fraser, She had .spent
adult 'life in; the Walkerton
trict, where her husiiaand,
late William .11 'McNeill .fa
Surviving.' 'is a ,son, Fraser
Walkerton, and a brother R
and ' of Sault Ste°. Marie,
home for "fih'e . i+dliday . week -end.
During the serv'ice Rev. D. A.
K
Mcde addressed the newly ;lc►u IIAnr�rnc .
elected ='meiicibers.. ,of session
Leon,aard :.Reid, Eldon Lowry,
Glenn 'Campbell ' and •Ceoi1-..Hui n-
phrey, .AL1 enjoyed musical
nuniher by •Mary 'Ann, Carolyn,
Barbara and. Joyce, Funston ...
.: Mrs • Glenn 'Campbell, and Mrs.
John Einnerton attended a bir,
thday party .held at the:` th,ome
. of Mr. 'and Mrs. : Wi]ibur • Em-
merton ' on Thursday . of ; fast
week, whenMrs: Annie Fmmer
•ton was' guest .of honour:,,
Miss • Katherine 10.odf+re'y of
,Toronto Visited over the ,hdliday
'with cher.. parents Mr and 'eMrs:
Reg df rey' and: family.
Mr. and Mrs :'Robert Steele
of,': Detroit• spent i•ast week at
Point Clark; Mr.: and Mrs. Har-
vey y •Steele visited with' • them
over .` the week -end
RECEIVED ' 'AWARDS „
AT ACHIEVEMENT DAY
At Aehhi evern�ent .: Diay, for 4-H
iomem'aking Clubs, 'held recent -4,
1y �a't Wingham, the Colwanash
Club' presented the `skit. "Good
Pasture" with "Anne Ritchie as
corrimen ator and ;the • St, Helens'
Club demonstrated "Selection of.
Material . for Duster." Taking
part' were Patricia. Lippert and
Janice Fowler. a'
Among the ',recipients 'Of
county, honor • pins ' and .. eertifi.-
dates •'.were Mary Brroome and
Linda Little of Colw�anash, . a'nd,
Nancy Dorscht-and 'Nancy' Cran-
store of St. Helens..
' Provincial .,honors ' were won
.by C. 1Vlenary. •
Calwanash 'Club 'leaders are
'Mrs, Peter • 1Vf acDonald and . Mrs.
Jima Nelson, Leaders of the . St.
Helens. Club 'are•' Mrs. Gordon
MacPherson , •and. ••`Mrs', Ernest'
Gaunt:. .:,
A HFIELD
Mr; • and Mrs: Stephen- Elliott,
Bill and Barbara of Port Huron
spent the Week -end ' with Wrih,
Macdonald.
Holiday • visitors ' with.°Mrs.
Earl •Howes were `her `s'is'ters,
Mrs,, J. B. Rhodes and Misses
Anna and Charlotte 1V1ackenzie
of Toronto;; •
Mr.' and Mrs. George • Lead-
tenter and Barbara of .Toronto.
visited with, Mrs, Colin Mac-
Gregor
ac
Gr o_ last
egg r week end„ .•
Ray Mackenzie of. Toronto,
Was porno. for ,,the 'week -end.
Colin Howes 'spent the boli-
da.: mon a, fishing' ';tDip no th of
B'l'ind: River, •
Mr. and Mrs, Gordon • ....'�. d Ronald
of Toronto visited .with Wm,
Johnson 'lest ?week erid , .
rs. V''rt. Ross • who has. been
• a patient lit W ' gh H l
for
Death Of D. Mu
Duncan unn, one o
I1+f Rip
most respected . citizens, Oa
away oil Thursday, . Lay. 9,
leaving eri •emtptty,
ranks . of'those 'wiho `iliv'e
strove ' .for fairness and ju.
His' • activiti.es •.and •. ,accomip
ments ,`on municipal . affa'irs
'.be .long remembered. He:
one of rthe puri who still. ren
ed after .guiding Ripley 'the
what 'might 'be termed its (
'en . °Era, Others :antay • relat
greater detail his',,,efifonts`
success but to .say that he
lids'• life fully and gave ,oi
talents freely to.. worthy 6
would be trite. •
His.floyarlty rtn cite.Vill.age i
ceased 'and he .Wouldbe of
;the ifirst to say that • thev'
is a 'better 'place today th;
was fifty yeers ago
: Duncan Munn was ..bor
lliunssng,. r;M+ichivgan ;in,
where '+his 'lather. • Was ernp
in .the:"Munising 'Men's Cc
moved With his parents: a
age of 'a two to .she vi'Llat
Ripley 'and'' here he reside
'til +hiss' .death, r
• Mr Munn. took his bu
training at the H'a.m+imlton
ness College` land 'shortly,
after• he . began working
father's store where he Col
ed.: for:. 25 .years •
In 1909 'he ;married Alice
ris and started . in the har
business. on. ' tris own whiN
maintained until his: retir
ih 1026. After his retire'mt
continued to serve his et
airy in. the position . of
from 1926 to 1942. and . w'a's
' den •of : Bruce county ` ft
year 1935: Mr, Munn. wa
secretary oaf : t'he, arena.
for fivyears ,aiid secret�ar
trustee of the I.0.0.F: Tod
t'hi'rty years. ' He .•was a ni
of the local lodge tfor,sixty
years In county raif ai rs . rl1
ved on. the Children's Aid
ety and on the th'rghway8
niittee. Tt was • lar'geiy tl
his efforts ,that hydra
brought to the village;
Mr, Munn was 'faithful.
Presbyterian' Church, an
,served ,on • Many ;Of irts b
He .loved sports of ell
having been an outstandf
lett in his day. In later Y.
became an ardent :fisher!'
well as a great. reader,
Hi .
s a ,
s n lean
p
S res •to
.g
h,ini ahi� wife, whom he i
fifty4our years ago, his
ter,. Miss •1Vlarioin', Munn a
saris, •r r. •Jahri D. Mut
onela Munn,' all of Pots
in . an9 Hospital
well a.:s eight 'g.r�andchild
:s�oni�e ,mc�ntihs� is home •.