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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1936-02-27, Page 1With Which Is Amalgamated The Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter News. Single Copies Five Cents WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27th, 1936 Subscriptions 52.00 Per Ye»z KING EDWARD TO BROADCAST Time of Broadcast 11 a.m. E.S.T March 1st King Edward will broadcast a mes­ sage to his subjects throughout the Empire on March 1st, The broadcast will start at 4 p.m, (11 a.my E.S.T,). His Majesty was the first member of the Royal Family to broadcast, That was in 1922, when, as Prince of Wal­ es, he broadcast an address to the Boy Scouts, Apart from .the late King whose broadcasts on Christmas day were listened to eagerly by people all over the world, few broadcasters have been so popular as King Edward. His delivery is unusually clear. The King’s most notable broadcasts in­ clude his appeal for King George’s Jubilee Trust Fund hist April and his inauguration of the ‘‘Buy British” campaign of the Empire Marketing Board in 1931. GOSPELMEETINGS In the Orange Hall on Sunday at 3 p.m. Young People’s Service, come out and bring a friend. At 8.30 p.m. Subject “Does the Bible contain God’s Word or is it God’s Word? How about Jonah and the whale, is it true? Mr. George Lowey, speaker. No col­ lection. Has Taken Agency Chester J. Showers has taken over the Massey-Harris agency for Wing­ ham district. This position has been vacant since Mr. A. Robinson, form- era gent, went to Mitchell to engage in the hardware business. Mayor Hanna Purchases Garage Mayor John W. Hanna has pur­ chased the Robertson Garage and also has- taken the Ford Motor agency for Wingham and district. The garage will be renovated so that it will have an up-to-date show-room and service shop. It is expected that the new cars will • be on display in about two weeks. The Mayor, of course, will continue to operate his men’s furnish­ ing and clothing store. OTHER WINTERS WORSE THAN THIS T. J. McLean Tells of Other Winters Speaking of cold winters and heavy snows, the present winter may seem severe to the present generation. Looking back through my diary of some of the .winters, in the year 1884 snow fell on Oct. 10th and there was continuous sleighing with very deep •snow*till April of 1885 with the usual January thaw. In 1891 there was no sleighing tilj January 27th and very little from then till Spring. In the year of 1903, the year of the Big Snow, railways from Kincardine were blocked for '28 days and on the C. P. railway for 30 days. Many will re­ member what the Grand Trunk had to put up. Upwards of 300 men were ■employed between Wingham and Kin­ cardine endeavoring to open up the road for traffic. One week alone 17 locomotives were employed, some working atul-some out of commission, four of these remaining dead at the Wingham Junction for a week. Mail was hauled by sleigh from Orange­ ville on. C.P.R. and from Kincardine on G.T.R. Then the following year 1904, was almost as bad. This year a heavy thaw came on which formed in­ to heavy ice when the weather turned cold necessitating having hundreds of men employed to pick the ice off the rails. The London to Wingham line was blocked over this for 8 days. Then’ again in 1912 and again in 1920, January of both years being very cold with highways blocked, and roads through fields where it was im­ possible to use main roads,and con­ cessions. Of course, you all will' remember 1934. January 29th, 15-20 below; 30th, 10 below; Feb. 3rd; 22 below; 5th, 14 to 20 below; 6th, 25 below; 7th, 22 below; 8th, 32’ below; 9th, reported 40, 45 and 52 to 54 below—coldest ever known here; Feb. 10th, moderat­ ed to 20, 10 below; 16th, Carnival held in Arena and 15 to 20 below; Feb. 20th, 28 below:-at 7.30 a.m., 15 below at noon, 20 below at 8 p.m.; 26th, 16 inches of Snow fell during, day and night; 26th, 10 below; March 1st, 32 below; Match 6th turned mild and not severe through all the month. Look up for yottrselv'es what 1936 was and don’t forget this February and part of January 1936. T. J. McLean. SILVER WEDDING CELEBRATED FRIDAY —.— Mr, and Mrs, Bert Thompson, East Wawanosh, 25 Years Married’ A very pleasant evening was spent at the home of Mr. James Martin, E. Wawanosh, Friday evening, Feb. 21, when about one hundred and" twenty- five relatives and friends gathered to celebrate the twent-fifth anniversary of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Thompson (nee Ida May Martin) of the ninth concession. Just before lunch the guests assembled in the din­ ing room when a quartet composed pfl Miss Agnes Gillespie,' .Miss Olivg Ferrier, Mr, Charlie Martin' and Mr. Garnet Ferrier sang “When I Grow Too Old to Dream”, and while twen­ ty-five candles were burning on a large storey wedding cake, Mr. John Gillespie of Whitechurch, on behalf of the company in well-chosen words congratulated the Bride and Groom of twenty-five years and wished that they might live to celebrate their Gol­ den Wedding day. The Bride and Groom replied, expressing their pleas­ ure at celebrating in the same home in which they were married. Mr. Bert Cullpjuore gave a humorous reading. The evening was spent in cards and dancing. Their son, Floyd, played for the opening dance accompanied by his cousin, Mrs. Stoltz. There were thir­ ty persons present who wej-b at their marriage twenty-five years ago, and Mrs. Thompson showed the top storey' of her wedding cake of. 25 years ago. Friends were present from Wing­ ham, Glenannan, St. Helens, White­ church, Auburn and Toronto. LOCAL ANI) PERSONAL Mr. W. B. McCool spent the week­ end in Detroit. Mrs. Wahl and daughter spent the week-end in Toronto. Mr, R, S. Hetherington spent the week-end in Kitchener. f Miss Vesta Fox was a Toronto vis­ itor over the week-end. .... . Mr, Jas. Baird spent the week-end with friends in Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Crawford spent the week-end in Toronto and Bramp­ ton. Miss Margaret Partushek, London, is visiting this week with friends in town. Rubber Boots and Rubbers, all new stock at Lowest prices—Greer’s Shoe Store. Mrs. I. B. Whitaker, of Flesherton, is spending a week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. Kew. Mrs. W. C. Adams is visiting in Toronto this week, and attending the annual Hairdressers’ Convention. Keep your Feet Dry—Rubber Foot­ wear in all the new styles for Men, Women, Boys and Girls, at Greer’s. The regular meeting‘of the ►Wo­ men’s Auxiliary to the General Hos­ pital will be held in the Council Chamber on Monday afternoon, Mar. 2nd, at, 3.45. Rev. Anderson Improving We are pleased to report that Rev. J. F. Anderson is steadily improving. Although he still is in a very weak condition it is hoped his improvement will be such that he will soon be able to resume his pastoral work. Benefit Game Postponed Due to the lhild weather the Bene­ fit hockey game billed for Tuesday night was postponed. The fans have looked forward; to this game but no doubt the weather will tighten up and ifl so it will be played Tuesday next week, March 3rd. World’s Day of Prayer Service . The World’s. Day of Prayer Serv­ ice, under the auspices of the various Women’s Societies of all’ denomina­ tions in Wingham, will be held in the United Church at 3 o’clock, Friday afternoon this week. All ladies of the community are invited to be present. Former Local Curler. Ranks Hight The feature of the ninth Annual Bonspiel, which was jield in Toronto last week was the curling, of Hubert, H. Chisholm’s Toronto club rink. Mr. Chisholm is a former Winghamite and at one time operated a jewellery store ’’where the Dominion Bank is now lo­ cated. Mr. Chisholm’s1 rink WOti the grand aggregate prize and also the Birks-Ellis-Ryrie and Seiberlittg tro­ phies. His rink were winners in 16 out of the 17 games they played and won thirteen games before they suf­ fered a defeat, CATERPILLAR PLOW OPENEDJHIGHWAY Plow Arrived in Town 6.30 pan. Tues­ day, after road being closed! for over Two Weeks. There was considerable excitement in town at the supper hour Tuesday when the big caterpillar plow arrived from Clinton. This huge gasoline monster had been since Sunday after­ noon breaking its way through the large snow drifts between Clinton and here. It was exactly two weeks and four hours since the plow left here for Clinton to opep the road and it is two weeks last Sunday since a car or truck operated on this part of High­ way No. 4. - The caterpillar plow left Clinton Sunday afternoonj and it arrived in Londesboro at 7 p,m. Monday. By 12.00 midnight it had arrived in Blyth. The trip from Blyth to Bel­ grave took 15 "hours as it was 3 p.m. Tuesday when it passed through that village. Three and a half hours after it let Belgrave it arrived in Wing­ ham (6.30 p.m.) and a great crowd of excited citizens were on hand to see it plow its way in. Between Clinton and Blyth eighty men worked along with the plow and from Blyth to Wingham it was aided by forty stalwarts. After arriving here the plow oper­ ators had super and then they plowed the main street, young and old watch­ ing this operation'with great interest. At 9.30 the caterpillar set out for the Durham Read and it is expected back some time Wednesday when it will set out for Lucknow. The worst part of the road was just out of Clinton at Vinegar Hill, the drifts were 12 feet high, at Church­ ill’s Hill, 1 mile from Clinton, the drifts were also enormous ranging from 8 feet to 12 feet in heighth. From there to Blyth the drifts were banked up in place 7 to ^10 feet. From Blyth to Belgrave the drifts were bad but not as high as further south. The Belgrave-Wingham sec­ tion was the easiest of all to open, £he men not being required to shovel the last two miles. Some thought the plow wouid have a bad time on Shoe­ bottom’s hill but it go',t through this part in one-half hour. One car and two trucks followed the plow into town. Howson’s truck which had" been stalled at Londes­ boro for over two weeks and the truck which was to take the men back to Belgrave and Blyth. The car was Dr. R. L. Stewart’s which also had been held up at Londesboro. “Owing to the overcrowded condi­ tion of our columns,” says this week’s Podunk News, “a number of births and deaths were unavoidably postpon­ ed this week. Ashfield Man Suffered Stroke William John Hall, Ashfield, suf­ fered a paralytic stroke at his home, Concession 9, last week, and has since been confined to bed. Mr. Hall has had the misfortune of being blind for several years. Australia’s Sheep Once Only 29 It is a far cry from the present es­ timate of 114,510,000 sheep to the first sheep census in Australia which is dated May 1, 1788, and recorded 29 sheep in the whole commonwealth, In seven years the number had grown to 863 and three years later 10,057. The Australian wool industry began in earnest in 1820, after the coastal ranges had been crossed, when there were 156,000 sheep. By 1860, this number had grown to 23,000,000 and, in 1891, there wdrC 106,421,968. A series of severe droughts after this date greatly reduced the flocks and last year In'the severe drought in the State-of Queensland, 6,000,000 sheep are estimated to have died, according to a master of one of the freighters of the Canadian National Steamships in the Catiada-Australia-Ncw Zealand service. Australia, with New Zealand, is the great wool market of the world. ST. PAUL’S CHURCH To Receive Kind’s Message. Lenten Services will be held in St. Paul’s Church (to-night) Wednesday at 8 p.m, On Sunday’ morning the broadcast of His Majesty King Edward VIII will be received in the church by radio at 11 o’clock. The congregation* are asked to assemble at 10.45 a.m, f MONSTER CARNIVAL FRIDAY NIGHT The Biggest Event of Its Kind in This District Prizes Galpre — Valuing $150.00 It is going to be a great event. Everybody is talking about the Mons- ter Carnival that is being held in the Arena on Friday of this week. If you have not decided what. to wear yet, get busy, as everybody is going. 52 events — 73 prizes that value $150.00. Those who du not skate should be on hand to see the fun. Be a booster —get behind the Carnival. The pro­ ceeds are for the Arena and the Ar­ ena is yours. Novelty events, race events, cos­ tume events, an event for everybody. Ft,m galore. Skating to the Wingham Citizens’ Band. A night of mirth, For­ get your cares and troubles at the Monster Carnival Friday night. Be on hand in good time. Judging will commence at 7.45. , Institute‘to Meet Feb. 27th The regular monthly meeting of the local branch' of the Women’s In­ stitute will be held in the Council Chambers at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 27th. The program will consist of musical numbers and ah address by Dr. W. A. Crawford. j EAST WAWANOSH COUNCIL Council met on Feb. 17th with all the members1 present the oath of al­ legiance to His Majesty King Edward VIII being taken by the members of Council and Township officers, sub­ scribed to before the Reeve. Minutes of last meeting were read and approv­ ed on motion of Couns. Black and Redmond. Communication from the Highway Dept., requesting the attendance of the Road Supt. at their annual con­ ference in Toronto this week and which was acceded to; from T.^ H. Wilson asking for a grant in aid of Auburn public library, $5.00 being- voted for this purpose; F. P. Gibbs, C. A., Stratford, J. C. Monteith, C. E.; the Sick Children’s Hospital ask­ ing for a donation in aid of that in­ stitution, and Mary Tunney request­ ing the Council to do something in the way of "Upkeep and caring for the Westfield Cemetery, were read and ordered filed. The Reeve informd the Council that word has been received recently from the Highways Dept, confirming the approval of the County assuming now as a County road the road. between Con. 8 and 9 in the Township of East Wawanosh. The Auditors’ report of receipts and expenditures for 1935 was pre­ sented, the same showing total re­ ceipts of $29,099.62 with an expendi­ ture of $28,985.64 leaving a balance at the end of the year of $113.98. Oth­ ers items gleaned from this report showed uncollected taxes-of 1933 and 1934 amounting to $868.70 with taxes of 1935 amounting to $5309.22 unpaid on Dec. 31st. Liabilities amounted to $1848.96, this atnount including $1,- 248.00 due the Blyth Telephone Sys­ tem. The report was adopted on mo­ tion. of Redmond and Beecroft. Two by-laws, one ratifying the ap­ pointment of J. C. Stoltz, F.<Marshall, G. Cunningham, E. Taylor, H. McGee, T. Robinson, H. Campbell, J. Coch­ rane, R. J. Currie as Poundkeepers; D. Lockhart, W. J. Parks, R. C. McGow­ an, Sam McBurqey, C .Shiell and E. Walker as fence viewers, the other providing- for expenditure on town­ ship roads this coming season, were both read and passed. A large amount of 1935 taxes be­ ing still unpaid, the Collector’s time for collection of said was extended till April 6th with the hope and expecta­ tion that this amount would be con­ siderably reduced by that date. The Clerk was instructed to adver­ tise for tenders for operating the stone crusher also the trucking of gravel from same, tenders to be con­ sidered at next meeting of Council. Eight accounts amounting to $877.- 99, which included $800.00 aS part payment to the Blyth Telephone -Sys­ tem for telephone assessment, were passed and paid. Owing to the inclemency of the weather and at times the almost im­ passable condition of the roads, Coun­ cil decided it expedient to dispense with the March meeting, the next meeting of Council being set for Mon­ day, April 6th, at one o’clock. A, Porterfield, Clerk. MEMBER FOR NORTH HURON SPEAKS Opposed Pensions for all Citisens at 60 Years of Age, ~A. A. Heaps, C.C.F, member for Winnipeg North, introduced a bill in the House of Commons that suggest­ ed that all citizens be paid pensions at 60 years of age. The motion was ruled out of order by a vote of 158 to 22. Several spoke to the motion among whom was R', J. Deachman, our local Liberal member, His speech as re­ corded by Hansard, was as follows: “The resolution brought forward by the hon. member for North Winnipeg (Mr, Heaps) will not increase the to­ tal number of men employed. One. section of the working army is to be retired and a new section „,is to take its place, but the unit strength of that army will remain the same. It will not increase the total amount of pro­ duction and therefore will not in­ crease the total amount of purchas­ ing power. I will go further; it will decrease the wages paid. My friends are a bit uncertain as to the cost, one mentioned a total army of 870,000 which was to be re­ tired, and another suggested a pay­ ment of $50 a month or $600 a year. There would therefore be a total bill to meet of $120,000,000 a year. That sum must be met; it must be paid out of total production, and therefore there will be a smaller total to dis­ tribute, and as a result a lower net or real wage going to the worker. I go further; it will decrease the total number of men employed, for the simple reason that when you add a burden of this kind you have greater taxes to pay; and in the matter of taxation there is even now in the Do­ minion a burden too great to be borne. Certain industries under pres­ sure now would decline, fall and go out of business. It would add a greater burden to the industries which are competitive in the export market of the world, and therefore they would not be able to produce in the same volume as be­ fore, and so there would be a decline in the total number of men employed. I know that my hon. friends who have spoken this afternoon represent largely the labour interests. It is most astounding that we should see standing up in this house to-day lead­ ing representatives of labour bringing forward a proposal, which can do nothing but reduce the wages pf the employee and decrease the total num­ ber of men employed. I wonder if this is the greatest constructive sug­ gestion they can offer. I leave that baby on their doorstep; it is their own. I ask.them, if the opportunity comes and they may have the chanc§, to explain -in what way this is going to improve the position of the work­ er, either in so far as numbers are concerned or as regards the wages paid to the individual.” $20,000,000 Offered for Price Bros. A new plan for reorganization of Price Brothers & Company, Limited, newsprint firm, operating in bankrupt­ cy, was announced. The plan calls for purchase of all the assets for cash of more than $20,000,000. The plan con­ templates paying off bondholders in full, principal as well as interest. A Thaw at Last The belated January thaw arrived on Monday. It is worthy of note that Monday and Tuesday’s thaw was the first we have had this year. Other years we have had here lower tem­ peratures but for a continued cold spell this year sets a record. Last Friday night the temperature went to 20 below zero. Durham Eliminate Palmerston By defeating Palmerston 7-5 in Durham Saturday , night and 8-6 in Palmerston Thursday night, Durham won the Intermediate “B” O.H.A. championship of group 14. Palmers­ ton Sprung a surprise by defeating Owen Sound and were hopeful of turning Durham back but the boys from the stone crusher town were a little too good. NOTICE The annual meeting of the Cham­ ber of Commerce will be held this ev­ ening (Wednesday) in the Council Chambers, All interested in the wel­ fare of our town are requested to be present. Officers will be elected for the ensuing year and other business transacted. Bring your suggestions to this mooting'. BROTHER AND SISTER BORN FEBRUARY 29th Shirley and) Harry Lloyd Both Born on Leap Year’s Extra Day, It is rather a unique experience to have a child born on. the 29th of Feb­ ruary, but Mr. and Mrs. Roy H. Lloyd of town can go that one better, in fact they may hold a record. Mr, and Mrs. Lloyd have two children, .one boy and one girl, and they were both born on. February 29th. Shirley Pat­ ricia was born in Galt Hospital, Feb. 29tli, 1928, the Lloyds lived at Hes- pler at that time. Harry Cromar was born in Guelph Hospital, Feb. 29th, 1932, Mr, and Mrs. Lloyd lived in Guelph when this blessed event took place. Dr, W. Hutchinson of Hespler ushered both these kiddies into the world which is also a coincidence. This will be Shirley’s second birth­ day although she is 8 years old, and Harry is having his first birthday al­ though he is four years old. On Sat­ urday these kiddies will have a gay time as their parents are planning a party for them. Some kiddies would, think it tough luck to have a birthday only once every four years but this does not bother Shirley and Harry for when it is not leap year the cele­ bration is held on February 28th. Men’s Six Eyelet lace heavy Work Rubbers for $1.49, Boys’ $1.35. New stock, real bargains. Greer’s Shoe Store. OBITUARY Mrs. Wm. Murchison There passed away on Thursday, Feb. 20th, at the home of her son, Robert, West Wawanosh, Mrs. Ma­ tilda Hutchison, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood of Ashfield, and sister of Mr. Wm. Sherwood of Belfast, in her eighty-fifth year. Her husband predeceased her about twen­ ty-four years ago. Surviving are three sons and five daughters: Sam of Wingham; John and Robert of W. Wawanosh; Mrs. Wm. (Annie) Cart­ er, of London; Mrs. Sam (Lizzie) Leggatt, of Moorefield; Mrs. Fred (Sarah) Mowbray and Mrs. Gaston (Margaret) Baden of Timmins' and Mrs. Harry (Lavina) Smith of Lon­ don. One son, William, of Calgary, predeceased her six years ago. She is also survived by fourteen grand­ children and four great-grandchildren. For the past ten years Mrs. Hutch­ ison had been afflicted with total blindness but otherwise retained her faculties until the last. She was a faithful member and worker in the Methodist Church and’ later followed with keen interest the progress of the United Church. The burial took place in Greenhill Cemetery, Lucknow, on Saturday, the services being conducted by Rev. H. M. Wright, of St. Helens. The pallbearers were her three sons, Peter Kennedy, Albert Patter­ son and Gibson Gillespie. The sympathy of the community is extended to the bereaved family. All the family were present for the funeral except the two daughters who live in Timmins. Shoes and Rubbers Repaired If your Shoes or Rubbers need patches or Half Soles, take them to Greer’s Shoe Store—Satisfactory re­ pairing at lowest prices. Storm Caused Late News Owing to the severe storm early last week many correspondents were unable to get them budgets here on time. Wo regret that such was the case but the weatherman has played some queer tricks this winter,, but we hope his behaviour will be much bet­ ter for the balance of the winter. Interviewed' Minister of Highways Mayor John W. Hanna, Reeve F. L. Davidson, Reeve Roland Grain of Turnberry, Reeve George McNall of Blyth, and the following members of the County Roads Committee, War­ den R. J, Bowman of Brussels, Reeve L. E. Cardiff of Morris and Reeve J. M. Eckert of Seaforth, who attended the Ontario Good Roads Association Convention in Toronto last week, were introduced by C. A. Robertson, M.L.A., to the Minister of Highways as a delegation regarding the paving of Highway No. 4 from Blyth to Wingham this year. Although the minister would give no definite an­ swer regarding this matter he did state that some road work would be done this year and the delegation are very hopeful that Highway No. 4 ^vill be included. ' UNITED CHURCH SKATING CARNIVAL Enjoyable Party Held in Arens Fri- day Evening, The annual United Church Sunday School skating carnival was held ift the Arena on Friday night and the members of the Sunday School and many of the older members of the Church had a most pleasant evening. Races were held for various ages and were keenly contested. Many were present in costume and the winners of these events were: Sr. Girls, Best Costume, 1st, Mabel Fothergill; 2nd, Tena Reid. Jr. Girls, Best Costume, 1st, Donna Buchanan;, 2nd, Grace Parker. Jr. Boys, Best Costume, 1st, Jimmy Hall; 2nd, Ce­ cil Yeo; Best Comic, Leslie Clark. This very pleasant evening was brought to a close with the serving; of coffee and hot dogs. CITY MISSION Rev. Schultz detained at home. He will return next week, Mar. 2nd to Mar. 6th. Special lecture next Mon­ day at 8 p.m. Clinton Won at Seaforth Clinton Colts defeated Seaforth 3-1 on Monday night at Seaforth in the first of the semi-final,s of Group 13, Intermediate “B” O.H.A. Preaching at United Church Mr. H. Hopper has been supplying for . Rev. J. F. Anderson at the Unit­ ed Church during his illness. On Sunday he preached both morning and evening, his subjects were “Faith” and “Strength.” King’s Message to be Received' in United Church As the first radio message of His Majesty King Edward VIII to his people is being broadcast on Sunday morning at 11.00 o’clock, the Wing­ ham United Church is having a radio installed in the church for this oc­ casion, so that all attending the morn­ ing service may hear the King’s mes­ sage. Service will commence at 10.55 so that all may be in quietness at eleven o’clock. The United Church extends a hearty invitation to you all to come and enjoy this service. U. C. YOUNG > PEOPLE’S UNION The Young People of the United Church met in the school room Mon­ day evening. The President, Miss P. Johns, in the chair, expressed her pleasure at the success of the union skating party which had been, held last Week and said she hoped that it would be only the beginning of many more union meetings. The devotional period was in, charge of The Sparton Group, Mar­ garet Proctor, the convenor, leading the exerbises. The Scripture lessons, Matt. 7: 15-32 and Mark 8; 34-37, were read by Mrs. Howson. Margar­ et Proctor read a poem and Vivian Tiffin lead in prayer. The next chap­ ter of the study book. “How Can I Find God” was outlined by Bill Craig. He said “We cannot deserve God, we cannot merit all we receive from Him, these things are gifts that arc not to be fought for or even un­ derstood, all we have to do is receive them for He gives them gladly.” Everyone was glad to know Mr. Anderson was steadily improving and the hope was expressed that he would soon be able to be with us. The Excelsior Group had the topic with Marion Simpson leading. She gave a splendid paper on “How Chemistry Wrecks j^he Farm.” She showed how the “Back to the Land” movement so much heralded in these days will not be the “cure-all” for our depression for chemistry and technol­ ogy are even now taking the elements of chance out of farming and enabling men to produce greater and greater quantities of produce on less and less land. At the same time the chemist is removing one product after anoth­ er from the soil Into the laboratory throwing still more land out of cul­ tivation and further reducing the am­ ount of labor needed. The Tigers conducted two very in­ teresting* contests for their part of the programme. The Samaritans had. charge of the music and^ Kenneth Rintoul gave two vocal selections accompanying him­ self on the guitar. A dainty lunch was served and the meeting closed with the usual exer­ cises.