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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1939-06-15, Page 6PAGE SIX .rj; WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES Thursday, June 15th, 1939 This chart shows the actual dressed weight prices paid for bogs in Denmark and Canada, week by week throughout 1937, and indicates the price fluctuations that occur in both countries. MANY farmers believe that Canadian hog prices fluctu­ ate more than those of other important countries supplying ba­ con to the British market. This is . not true. The graph clearly indi­ cates that Danish hog prices are subject to similar fluctuations. Variations in the price of bacon on the British market are largely responsible for these fluctuations. In addition to these weekly fluctua­ tions, the chart shows prices to be higher during the summer months. Similar variations occur year after year. This suggests that many Cana- . dian farmers might consider howto take advantage of this condition— by adjusting their breeding practice so that more pigs will come to market when prices are normally highest. For further information apply to: Marketing Service DOMINION DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OTTAWA Honourable James G. Gardiner, Minister. 63 By S. J. Dornan, C.W.N.A. Repre­ sentative on the Press Pilot Train The Royal Visit Fourth Release Covering the Visit of Their Majesties at the Pacific Coast, Return Through Western Canada and Northern and Western Ontario Before dealing with the reception of the Royal party at Victoria, I wish to refer back to my notes where I ov­ erlooked mention of Kamloops, B.C,, where the city and surrounding com­ munity staged a very splendid greet­ ing for their Brittanic Majesties. The station was transformed by a galaxy of flags and bunting, while the receiv­ ing stand was brightly illuminated, It was difficult to see or estimate the number of citizens gathered at this point, owing to the background being in darkness, while the foreground was brightly lighted. I endeavoured to make personal contact with Ralph White, our esteemed member, but it was impossible owing to the huge crowd. As the Pilot train moved away, we tuned in the Royal reception On the radio of the Press Club car and it certainly was a great demon­ stration of loyalty. After a delightful voyage from Van­ couver, the bothe steamers reached Victoria, the capital city of British Columbia, and the most westerly point of the Royal tour. At Victoria Their Majesties had crossed Canada from coast to coast and had been greeted by vociferous acclaim all along the r.oute. At Victoria The King and Queen were as far from Ottawa, the capital of Canada, as Ottawa is from London, England. Having ar­ rived in Victoria about thirty minutes ahead of the Royal Yacht, I had just go_t located in the beautiful C.P.R. Hotel, The Empress, when the Royal steamer was entering the harbour. Here was a sight and a greeting Which is beyond description. The city and especially the Parliament Build­ ings and the Empress Hotel were sil­ houetted in bright lights, while every type of steamer nearby screamed a welcome on their horns and whistles. Preceded by two destroyers of the Royal Canadian 'Navy and followed I by another two, the entry to Victoria 5 beloved Sovereign and i was a real naval greeting to Our Sail- a Consort. ’m- | or King and his delightfully charming -J Rob I Queen. The Royal party drove to ,:j Stoaaashi I Government House and were the j guests of the Lieuienant-G svem vr and Mrs. Hamber during their visit to the city. | Tuesday was a beautiful day; wea- i ther and all functions were very en- j’oyable. The picture at the steps ©t the Parliament Buildings lent much color to a historic occasions. The Government Lunch at the Empress Hotel was a regal affair. The hotel was bathed in flowers, all produced in the gardens of the C.P.R. for the oc­ casion. At this luncheon His Majesty; delivered a short address which was broadcast throughout most of the: world by means of the CBC hook-up. The most colorful affair was the pres­ entation of The King’s Colors to the Royal Navy, Pacific section. This: took place on Beacon Hill. Here is a; natural beauty spot which is sur- ■ rounded by huge hills and these hills j were packed by 75,000 children and j adults, while the adjoining roads and; buildings were a mass of humanity,; all waving flags and cheering. His j Majesty dressed in His naval uni­ form as Admiral of the Fleet, left an impression which will long live in the memory of all who witnessed the! ceremony. The presentation was pre-1 ceeded by a short religious service at! which the color was dedicated by I leading representatives of the Protes­ tant and Catholic denominations. Af­ ter the presentation was complete Their Majesties walked across the road to a saluting stand and The King stood at the salute, while the Naval contingents present marched past. Her Masjesty was dressed in a light mauve colored ankle length gown with large hat, which was in matching color and turned up off her face. She carried a large bouquet of orchids. After the march past the King inspected the guard and veterans and spent fifteen minutes talking with a number of them. Truly they came, they saw and they conquered. Victoria took' the King and Queen to their hearts in all sin­ cerity. Resting at Government House during the remainder of that evening, Their Majesties witnessed a most elaborate display of fireworks. This display was augmented by a very fine gesture from the shores of the State of Washington, where our American cousins held a fireworks display. De­ parting from Victoria on Wednesday morning, the vicinity of Ogden dock was thronged with 50,000 citizens de­ siring to catch a last glimpse of their DRESSMAKER HAD TO QUIT SEWING standing feature was^Portage Avenue, after to-day to be known as King’s Way, had twty miles of stands, erected on each side and it was a wonderful sight packed with 35,000 school child­ ren and another 50,000 adults. On ar­ rival of the Pilot train, I was greeted by a regular avalanche of Publishers of Alberta weekly papers. Amongst those, I remember, were H. T. Halli- well of Coleman; R. C, Jessup of MacLeod; H. T, Thunell of Viking; Harry J. Ford of Lacombe; W. H. Schierholtz, Rocky Mountain House; Charlie Clark of High River; ‘ Fred Turnbull of Red Deer; W. H, Goder of Didsbury; Miss Hazel and Mrs. McCrea of Hanna; Mrs. A. M, Moore of Camrose, and C. W. Frederick of Grand Prairie. During the evening the press party were entertained at dinner by the Edmonton Journal and Edmonton Bulletin. This was a very fine respite for the writers after a hec­ tic six hours of assignments. Leaving Edmonton we next passed through Biggar, Sask,, where a very fine display of loyalty was evident. The pilot train made a very short stop but the Royal train was given a rous­ ing reception. Their Majesties com­ manded the train to stop in that vic­ inity and they went for a walk. Watrous, the location of the new 50,000-watt CBC station CKB was a magnificent sight. The populace from the surrounding communities were ga­ thered in thousands and gave a glor­ ious account of themselves by pro­ longed cheering and waving of flags. Here I met Jim McGowan and his aide, Lew McKenzie, as well as Leon Garratt, all connected with the Wat­ rous press. Touchwood had a great display of love and affection for their gracious Sovereigns. The crowds lined along the railway and especially at the sta­ tion were jubilant. Melville, the focal point for many communities around, including the progressive city of Yorkton, was a dense mass of humanity, when the press train arrived. Here we remain­ ed for the night, and it gave us an op­ portunity to use the train telephones. I was delighted to have a conversa­ tion with my wife and family at Ala­ meda. Melville was illuminated and decorated in a real glorious manner and the enthusiasm was so keen that the crowds broke the police lines and swarmed around the press train far into the wee small hours of Sunday morning, I am informed. The town was a seething mass. There were peo­ ple gathered at Melville from as far ■ north as Hudson Bay Junction to as j far south of1 Oxbow and Estevan. ! StJBday momtng, by Royal com- '’mand, Their Majesties attended a Hands Swollen with Rheumatism Pity this poor dressmaker! Nine- tenths of her work consists of sow­ ring — and she was not able to sew. Rheumatism in the hands was her trouble, and she tried any number of remedies. But nothing helped much— until she came to Kruschen. “Three-and-a-half years ago,” she writes, "I had a violent attack of rheumatic pains. My feet and hands were swollen. The pain was terrible. I was. really quite crippled and help­ less. "I tried many remedies without success. Then I started on Kruschen Salts, and after one month, I could stand up again. Then, I walked with a cane, In three months was quite well again. As I am a dressmaker, you can imagine wliat it meant to me not to be able to wo/k my sewing machine. What a treat to be able to walk, to work, and to be free from pain.”—(Mrs.) E.S. The stabbing- pains of rheumatism are often caused by needle-pointed crystals of uric acid lodging in the joints. Kruschen brings relief because it helps to dissolve those troubling crystals and, to expel them from the system. his charming I The Royal Sieaser “Prince^ of the Canadian Naifosal a reccrd iripj! • evrr-g to- a slight delay of iweriy-Sve special service in the United Church . rsixtoes rs departure. Leaving Van-j tri Canada at Portage la Prairie. Ar- the Royal party drove to New riving in Winnipeg shortly after 11 ■ W estmrnsier, where a glamorous I had a walk around the Union come was aoccrdei At 'Chhcwack in ■’ Station 2nd there found that the sol- f, the afterE.oan, the King and Qneen rt served another varifercus greeting, ij At this beaurifcu iittle city there was | 2 short stvp and His Worship, Mayor . Charles A, Barber and. Mrs. Barber, . were presented to Their Maj&sries. Mayor Ear&gr then presented a bar of other ptominent local citizens., S Travelling along the east hank: the ? present, i Fra-.er River towards Jasper Park ? Lodge, in the beatsrifiri Nation■' ■ at Jasper, the Royal train made a stop J, at Mount Robson on Tfesr-day nsom* t ing to view this, the nighsst mountain j; men at 2ll points were well drill- i but nature had draped the huge peak | gd in their duties and not a moment ; in clouds and its ex-Yuhite grandeur | was lost. : could not be seen. Ae Jasper, the fa- J TIT-BITS. The pilot train carries | mous beauty -pot in the Rockies de-125 members of the R.C.M.P, under the hveloped by the Canadian Nationalcommand of Major (Superintendent) t Railways, was to be 2 rest day for >> Kemp of ■Ottavza, We have also In- ; Their Majesties and suite, as well as g gpector Canning of Scotland Yard, the members on the Pilot train. The | Walter Scott Thompson, Chairman of ;; the Press Sub-Committee, is along sand it was he, with his world wide «experience, v;bo planned this train and | all its zletails. There has not been one fibitch as yet the heaviest part of the li trip is over, Walter has with him his line, ELad: 'e-.«diet patients front Deer Lodge Hos­ pital had been brought to the station 8 by special order from Ottawa. (This was missed by some error on | the westward trip) and there awaited ■‘Tfeesr Majesties’ arrival Only the pa- 1! rients of the hospital with the officials and a few provincial dignitaries were While in Winnipeg both trains were given attention, and whenParfc aal Park 0 they less for the long run to Sudbury, they were shining and fully serviced. It is worthy of mention that the rail- I King and’ Queen were taken to Out* | look Cabin on the banks of the lake I and here the Royal Standard w? I hoisted for the first time ft ever flew lover a log cabin. In this fog cabin Their Majesties were alone to enjoy , ..................................................... | an experience they seldom, if ever,picked staff of assistants. Only .three tickets were available for the i Canadian writers to attend the much ’publtei-c-d garden party to be given in ! honor of Their Majesties, by Sir Ron- iaM and Lady Lindsay, at the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. Twen- j ty name# were placed in a hat in or- jdter pick those who were to attend and believe it or not the CW.N.A, was the first name drawn. American writers claim that at least 50,000 ap­ plications were received for invita­ tions to this function. Only 1300 will be present It takes place on Thurs­ day afternoon, At Ridditt, Man., on Sunday, we witnessed a very lovely sight, Mere a large gathering was present and all from some considerable distance. Amongst this crowd there were 150 pupils from Cecelia Jeffrey Iteesbytcr- ian Indian School, along with their teachers, .1 met a friend at this point who is on the staff of the school, Miss Valeria Mahood, The school had its band along and rendered several very pleasing selections. The school is lo­ cated at Keewatin, Ont. Sioux Lookout had another large gathering. At this point we were run­ ning about one hour behind time. get. Soon after the arrival of Tb«te Majesties at the cabin, they decided to go out and after a short drive they both walked some mites for During the early afternoon The King and Queen, and ‘some tnembm of their suite drove to Mount Edith Cavell. On this trip there were about thirty of the Pilot train party, com­ posed of writers and photographers and it was a most impressive t have never had such a deep emotion as when I walked to the foot of the huge glacier, AU in all the day at Jasper was an event of a lifetime. On the way back to the Lodge some of the press pafty and photographers saw a cow moose and decided to get out and take pictures, but their ven­ ture was short lived for the monster charged at them and they all ran for safety. The reason for the resentment of the animal was discovered shortly. Several members of i,is family were nearby and they were just infants, Ttear is plentiful around here but harmless if not disturbed. Edmonton weather was real King’s type. As the train pulled into the sta­ tion is was evident that the Alberta capital was in a gala attire. One out- Sudbury presented a wonderful sight. 15,000 school children were ga­ thered together and greeted Their Majesties with singing. In all there' were 100,000 persons in this city ga­ thered together from many points in Northern Ontario. The crowd includ­ ed 800 Mayors, Reeves and Council­ lors from the communities mentioned. .While awaiting the Royal party a lit­ tle lad called Kenneth Webster was asked his opinion of the glorious sight he was witnessing and his main im­ pression was the' motorcycle police, who ’were patrolling the streets and •later acted as escorts for Their Ma­ jesties and party. He, incidentally said Hello to his* dad over the radio.- By special arrangement Their Ma­ jesties and a select party were taken down the International Nickel (Frood Mine) to a depth of 2,800 feet. Dress­ ed in oil skin covers, the party spent nearly one hour in the mine and vic­ inity. Some expressions heard at Sub­ bury: “My, oh my, isn’t she lovely; really more lovely than I ever dream­ ed”. “I thought the newspapers had gone nuts on the Queen, but they on­ ly told half the truth; she is indeed grand”. And so on and so on. Toronto gave the King and Queen another great acclaim; the thirty min­ utes stop at the- Queen City was in­ formal. However many thousands of citizens made it a point to be in the vicinity of the Union Station to greet Their Majesties. In spite of all that the police could do the crowd broke the lines and swarmed around the royal car and were rewarded with a gracious reception by both of Their Majesties, En route to Toronto at a farming community where the royal* train halted to be serviced a sturdy farmer shouted, “Hi-ya, King,” to which His Majesty replied, “I’m fine. How are you?” Guelph rendered a good account of itself and community by turning out in thousands; the scheduled stop at this city was extended considerably as the King and Q-ueen walked am­ ongst the veterans and talked with scores of them. Prime Minister Mac­ kenzie King did a magnimonious thing when he called especially for Col. G, Drew, leader .of the Conservative op­ position ip the Ontario legislatrue, and had him presented to Their Ma­ jesties. Colonel Drew was taken by surprise and the surprise was evi­ dent in his manner, but he soon be­ came cool and collected and chatted with both the King and Queen. Kit­ chener, Stratford, St. Marys, Glencoe and London were all repetitions of what has been taking place through­ out western Ontario. Wednesday we passed through In­ gersoll, after spending the night at London. At this point, also at Wood- Stock, Paris Junction, Brantford and Hamilton, the loyalty and affection displayed for Their Majesties was col­ ossal. As I bring this story to a close as we approach Niagara Falls I have been deeply impressed with the fervor and exhileration which the loyal Pro­ vince of Ontario has displayed toward our Sovereigns. Tit-Bits: J-Jer Majesty expressed last evening a desire to bring her two daughters’to Canada to see this beau­ tiful country; she stated that she would like to be along with them, and she selected the month of June for the visit. I stopped off the royal press train for a few hours in Toronto, and while there I was the target for num­ erous questions. All I could say, and it was said in all sincerity, the entire trip has been a grand, glorious and triumphal one which will long be re­ membered in the memory of the 3,- 500,000 citizens who have already seen Their Majesties this' far. The1 King has broken every known regu­ lation which usually governs the ap­ pearance of His Majesty in public; he has walked away the guards which w'el’e to protect his person and that of his lovely Consort; he has shaken hands with ten times as many of the ordinary people as he has with those officially presented to him; in fact, both Their Majesties have completely won the entire populace, of all parts, by their very democratic yet aristo­ cratic bearing. . Niagara Falls: The reception here was just like the falls, it was terrific; the influx of visitors from the U.S.A, added to many, thousands from all this corner of Ontario, made a great impression. At this point it was my extremely good fortune to meet Mr. and Mrs. Sam Charters and Mr. and Mrs, Clarence V. Charters, all of ' Brampton. This chance meeting with valued friends made the visit hens very pleasant m spite of a most ridicu­ lous display of police precautions. The Brock Hotel was taken over by the police fully an hour before Their Majesties and en tonrage arrived; it was utterly impossible to get anything to east, either in or out of the hotel, and guests were jostled and ordered 1 around as if they were non-British s-ubjects. Precaution is better than • cure, but the use of a little judgment would make the.problem much easier for all concerned. Added to the tre­ mendous clamor of tfte huge crowd was the stupendous roar of the falls , as the King and Queen stepped out on the balcony of the hotel. Later to­ night the water falls will be illumin­ ated and this will be a sight for those • who have not previously enjoyed it. It was noticeable that there were very few flags displayed on the American side, but this will be corrected later, . I folly expect. Now for the United . States. 88-year-old Swimmer H. B. Kerr, one of the older and . best known residents of Milverton, is • entitled to an honor position in retain­ ing his youthful spirit long after he • has passed the allotted span of life. Notwithstanding the fact that he will • be 88 years in August, he felt the urge ■ to follow his boyhood custom of go­ ing for a swim again this spring and 1 while he was visiting his son, Melville Kerr, of Fernbank, he got away to the • water unknown'to the family and en­ joyed a swim almost as much as he- did years ago when he won a number of prizes for being the best swimmer • in the district. A Fine 2-year-old A two-year-old Holstein heifer own- - ed and bred by Mr' W. B. Struthers,., of Mornington, has recently complet­ ed a 305-day record on twice-a-day milking. Although not fed to make a record but kept under ordinary farm conditions, this heifer produced 505- lbs. of butter with an average butter­ fat test of 4.57 per cent for the per­ iod, This record puts her in ninth place in the last of all the two-year- old heifer in Canada as reported be­ tween April 15th and May 15th, 1939^. on twice-a-day milking. — Milverton Sun. Business and Professional Directory Wellington Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Established 1840. Risks taken on all classes of insur­ ance at reasonable rates. Head Office, Guelph, Ont. COSENS & BOOTH, Agents, Wingham. Dr. W. A. McKibbon, B.A. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Located at the Office of the Late Dr. H. W. Colbome. Office Phone 54. HARRY FRYFOGLE Licensed Embalmer and Funeral Director Furniture and Funeral Service Ambulance Service. Phones: Day 109W. Night 109J. DR. R. L. STEWART PHYSICIAN Telephone 29. J. W. BUSHFIELD Barrister, Solicitor, Notary, Etc. Money to Loan. 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