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On the job: Chief Wilmot F. Young, Brookville police head for the past sixteen
years. Brookville youngsters know him as the founder and athletic director of the
Police Athletic Association; the trophies behind his desk were won by boys’ and
girls’ athletic teams and the 50-girl bugle band sponsored by the Association.
Behold! A new title, CRUMBS, You
must admit it has the virtue of brev
ity. We think it has other virtues. It
will, for example, make it easier for
us to persuade ourselves that a reader
is making simply a reference and not
a sneer when he speaks of ’'that
crumby column”,
Finding a new title wpuld be. easy,
we thought. All one should have to do
is flip through the Bible and Shakes
peare and he’s bound to find some
thing appropriate. We tried that for
an hour or two, but all we could find
that hadn’t been used before was
something like "Thou hast” from
Deuteronomy or "That is” frpm
HAMLET, Somehow we didn't think
those would do. Then we tried BARTr
LETT'S FAMILIAR. QUOTATIONS
and found it fascinating as always,
but unhelpful. Finally we sought the
advice of a friend. He suggested “The
Book-Shelf”, and then on taking a
longer look at us said, “Why don’t
you just call it 'On the Shelf’?"
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A moment ago we mentioned Bart
lett’s famous book. There are other
good books of quotations and proverbs
—there is one in the Everyman edit
ion, and there is a more recent one
in the pocket book series. This type
of book is useful for checking or
finding quotations that you are not
certain of. But we suspect that it is
chiefly used by people who want to
make the world think them learned or
witty. We once knew a lawyer who
admitted that most of his success as
an after-dinner speaker was due to a
judicious use of excerpts from Bart
lett's Familiar. (He had never, of
course, read most of the books from
which the excerpts came). Thus was
he able to pursue a successful poli
tical career and a lucrative law prac
tice, while amazing people with the
pearls of wit and wisdom that he regu
larly cast before them. *
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THE TELEPHONE IS ESSENTIAL TO A COMMUNITY‘S
SECURITY AND PEACE OF MIND
Chief of Police declares
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view of the three one-act plays VvUJClvrlBS LOultlll(IvC
be presented at the Wingham Drama c r> 1 •
Festival. After that we are planning 0et$ KeCOIKHD^IldatlODS
a column .on beards, basing our re*'
marks on a book entitled beards.
(One should be able to work; “Crumbs"
into Beards), And after that we’ll
write a colunfn on the history and
rules of the game of golf. (Can you
do anything with crumbs and golf?).
' Brockville’s popular chief knows from experience the
tremendous reassurance people feel, just knowing that
any hour of the day or night they can depend on the
telephone in case of need.
You may never have to call the police. Yet the fact
remains that you and your family feel more secure
— are more secure — because of your telephone.
Peace of mind is an extra value that is part of your
telephone service; a value that cannot be measured.
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The experienced dropper of the cas
ual quotation follows certain rules or
conventions. Take, for example Mark
Twain’s comment, “Man is the only
animal that blushes. Or needs to.”
First one commits it faultlessly to
memory, then he waits for the right
opportunity to work it into his con
versation. And he remembers to pre
face the quotation with a reference
to the author. “As Mark Twain says,
‘Man is the etc., etc,—’ ”, It’s effective
because it relieves you from the pres
sure of questions about the originality
of the remark and it establishes you
as an .appreciator of wit and humor.
The old practice of beginning with, “I
believe it was Mark Twain who said’’
is rapidly going out of favour. The
thinness of the deception is too ob
vious: most people know that the
speaker, or writer, looked the quo
tation up only a few hours before.
Just* as we did with the example in
this paragraph.
HIUHLIGHTS FROM WE
HIGH SCHOOL ■
Literary Meeting
Thea students of Wingham District
High School were privileged on Fri
day, March 26 to present their final
literary meeting of ,the year in the
town hall. The meeting was a great
success, and was well received by the
student body. The afternoon’s agenda
got under way with the singing of
"O Canada", followed by the secre
tary's report. The president, Roger
West, adopted the minutes and acted
as master of ceremonies.
The first item of entertainment was
a piano solo, “For Elige” by Mary Lou
Dunlop, followed* by a club-swinging
demonstration by Muriel Whittick.
Dawn Moffatt to the accompaniment
of Catherine Keating at the piano,
gave her rendition of “Secret Love”,
a current hit. Next Stewart McGill
and Bruce McTavish presented a
piano duet "Here Comes the Bride”
which the students graciously received.
They responded to an encore. The
gifted pianist, Catherine Keating, then
favoured with a piano solo “Moon
light serenade”.
One of the most outstanding feat
ures of the afternoon’s performance
was Reg McElrea’s debut. He present
ed a vocal solo, "Cold, Cold Heart”
and, so thunderous was the ovation,
he returned for two encores including
another current song “Bimbo”.
Then the junior drama club pre
sented a play, “High School Daze”,
with a delgihtful cast of students. This
too was vigorously applauded and in
many ways depicted modern high
school students. A favourite item, the
reading of the journal was given by
Helen Machan. Choice scandal was
plentiful this time and, aside from
many red faces, was truly enjoyed.
Mr. Henry gave the critic’s remarks
and the meeting closed with God Save
the Queen.
CANDLE BRINGS BRIGADE
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The flickering light of a red candle
near' a window on the third floor of
the Victoria Street Separate School in
Walkerton was mistaken by a passer-
I by for fire last week. The Walkerton
Fire -Department was called.
The 77-y ear-old “four-storey building
just north of the Sacred Heart
Church was formeflyl a combined
school and convent. A year ago the
Sisters of Notre Dame moved to new
quarters* in the adjacent convent.
THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF CANADA
Illustration by Arthur Rackham, /
Heinemann Edition of Aesop's Fables.
/^The Gnat and the Bull
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A GNAT alighted on one of the horns of a Bull, and remained
‘ sitting there for a considerable time. When it had rested sufficiently
and was about to fly away, it said to the Bull, “Do you mind
if I go now?” The Bull merely raised his eyes and remarked,
without interest, "It’s all one to me; I didn’t notice when you
came, and I ghan’t know when you go away.”
MORAL: A person of substance isn't easily bothered by
trifles. That’s why so many substantial citizens from
coast to coast maintain savings accounts with The
Canadian Bank of Commerce. Why not follow their example?
Open a savings account with our nearest brandh today . . .
to it regularly . . . and as your balance grows, you, too, will
be able to ignore little worries and enjoy life more.
\Jhe Canadian Bank of Commerce
MOTHER NATURE HAS SET UP A, VERY
EFFICIENT STORAGE AND CHOPPINS
SYSTEM IN CHICKENS. THE CROP HOLDS
THE FOOD AND SENDS IT DOWN THE
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Appointment of a three-man ad
visory board to advise the Minister
of Health Ph requests for establish
ments and enlargements of ceme-.
teries, control of sales, and licensing
of salesmen was recommended in the
report to the Ontario Legislature
from the Select Committee on the
Cemeteries Act and related matters,
presented in the Legislature by
James N. Allan, chairman of the li
man group. John Hanna, M.P.P. for
Huron-Bruce, is a member of the
committee,
The committee, appointed last
April, also urged legislation to name
provincial field officers for inspec
tion of cemeteries,-safeguarding plot
holders, the obtaining of accurate
records. Such field officers would
also assist owners in programs of
ef-
To-
and
improvement, maintenance and
ficient administration.
Public meetings were held in
ronto, London, Ottawa, Guelph
Brantford. Private discussions with
individuals or groups were held in
St. Catharines, with municipal repre
sentatives, New York and New
Jersey State officials.
The committee recommended ac
tion by the province to make all
approvals of land for burial purposes,
conditional on the sites being pre
pared to the satisfaction of the Min
ister before use, and that the num
ber of cemeteries be limited to avoid
excess developments "which will re
sult in these places becoming neglect
ed or a charge on the municipalities
in x^hich they are situated.”
Present requirements in respect to
establishment and enlargement of
cemeteries should be altered to re
quire a.review of the proposal by the
local municipal council and the local
board of health before it is submit
ted to the advisory board for recom
mendation to the Minister.
Every encouragement should be
given to development and mainten
ance of "public service” cemeteries,
especially those owned by religious
bodies, municipalities and plot hold
ers, the committee suggested. Where
cemeteries are operated for gain, the
municipalities should be protected by
adequate safeguards including licens
ing by the province and bonding by
the cemetery owners of all salesmen
to prevent possible misrepresentation,
adequate supervision over perpetual
care funds and control of prices of
services and supplies in the cemetery,
including interments, disinterments
markers and other common needs at
a rate in keeping with those of other
comparable cemeteries in other local
ities.
Adequate provision should be made
for creation of prepetual care funds
for the maintenance of all cemeteries
in the future, the report stated, and
adequate supervision by the province
should be maintained over all such
funds and securities.
Surveys should be made as soon as
provincial field officers are appointed
to examine the problems of neglected
cemeteries and it is believed that an
educational campaign with guidance
from such provincial field officers
will go far to eliminate the problem.
The committee commends “those
county councils, other municipal
bodies, women’s organizations, ser
vice clubs, and other voluntary agen
cies for the encouragement and
assistance they have given to the
maintenance of old burial places.”
Immediate action should be taken
to put into effect recommendations
in the report on cemeteries operated
for gain, sale of lots, establishments
of new cemeteries, perpetual care
and appointment of personnel for
supervision of all cemeteries.
FLAMES DESTROY GARAGE
The Harriston Fire Department was
called out when a fire destroyed an
unused garage, back of J. H. Shan
non’s office on Elora Street.
Quick work by the firemen saved
the near-by buildings. Firemen
thought children playing in the garage
caused the blaze.
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WINS CONSOLATION PRIZE
Miss June Duke, Kincardine store
clerk, is $285.00 richer as a result of
the Irish hospital sweepstakes draw.
She was advised by telegram last
week that her ticket had been drawn
for a 100-pound consolation prize.
It was the second ticket she had
purchased in the draws.
'HERE'S THE SECRET, KIDS. THIS HAND HOLDS
THE DAILY FOOD FOR OUR POOR Tl RED
CHICK. THIS HAND HOLDS ROE VITAGROW
ANO GRAIN FOR OUR PERKY CHICK. NOTICE
THAT BOTH LOTS ARE THE SAME BY VOLUME
BUT VITAGROW IS LOADED WITH HEALTH AND
_____ GROWTH PROMOTING IN6REDIENTS.
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