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;McNeil, 64, farmer's hired man, sued
his farmer employer, Louis Peacock
it)r $1,600 waetes allegedly left with
Peacock Over a period of nine years,
was under review in county court.
Judge T. M. Costello reserved judge-
ment pending submission of counsel
argument. The hired man testified
that the oral agreement made in July,
1932, was for $20 a month and his
hoard less $5 e month cash for him
to pay his insurance, buy hi. tobacco
and other incidentals. This went on
for nine years. In July, 1941, on the
death of his wife, Peacock quit farm-
ing, had an auction sale and retired
to Clinton. "When I asked for my
back wages," said McNeil, "I was told
that I was paid up, that I had nothing
coming to me, that the arraegement
was for only $5 a month and that I
had already received -this."
Blyth's blacksmith Retires
Thomas Kelly who has been the
blacksmith in Blyth for 42 years has
sold his business and shop to Harold
Philips who took possession on Mon-
day. Mr. Philips worked in the ad-
joining shop for several' years but went
to Brampton last summer to work at
the air port.
"V" For Victory •
In a hatch of white ducks hatched
on the farm ef Mr. Luther Reynolds,
in Osborne, two of the ducks have a
perfect black V on the forehead. An-
other has only half a V. — Exeter
Times Advocate.
Stock Saugeeri At Southampton
The Sategeen river at Southampton
promises to Provide plenty of tasty
meals in the future. During the week
250,000 pickerel fry were deposited
and black bass will be placed in the
stream - later. More than 3,000,000
trout fry 'have been placed in Lake
Huron between Club Island and IGod-
erich,,,
Investigating Clifford Fire
Walkerton, — Enquiries into the fire
which destroyed several business
places in Clifford about a month ago
are being made by an inspector of the
Ontario Fire Marshal's Department.
Certain rumors current in that village
led to the visit of the inspector to
Clifford and it, is expected that a probe
will be held in the near futetre.
Strapping For Assaulting Wife
"The penalty I am about to impose
upon you is possibly the only one that
is effective in eases of your kind;"
Magistrate F. W. Walker told Floyd
Smith, convicted of assaulting hid
wife, "You will spend one month in
jail and in addition receive 10 strokes
of the strap within a period of 10 days
before your sentence expires."
— •
County Bridge At Ethel Collapsed
The 37-year-old steel and cement
Huron County bridge over the south
branch of the Maitland River at Ethel,
collapsed late Friday afternoon under
the weight of a heavy transport truck
which plunged into the river and was
half-submerged • in six: feet water.
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Small .Groundhog As Pet
While out strolling with his rifle,
,your edittor ran across some youths
of the village, and they joined forces
in a "blitz" on the farmer's enemy,
oiamely; groundhogs. In the course of
the, afternoon the younger lads spied a
twee "hog" away from the shelter of its
znnderground dwelling and forthwith
ccaptured it alive. Doug. Cerson and
Harley Dickison have taken the little
brown ball of for to raise, and the
last glimpse we had of it was one of
the lads doing his utmost to coax it
to suck milk, via the nipple route,
from a bottle. What success the boys
Lave with their newly adopted charge
no doubt be interesting to follow.
—Teeswater News.
Sky Rocket Invades House
./.& _Victoria Day mishap occzed
rwhen an errant rocket, instead of pur-
suing its skyward course did a loop
and crashed through a window in the
:apartment occupied by Mr. and Mrs.
"Walter McTavish on Harbor Street.
Sparks burnt drapes on the window
and the rocket finally landed on a
_studio couch where it burnt a consid-
) perrable section of the upholstery. —
Xincaridne News.
An Aid To Production
A pair of cows on the farm of Kclso
alicNay are doing their part to aid the
-mar effort. Twice within three weeks
-purebred Shorthorn cows in the Mc-
Xay herd have given birth to twin
Tralves. It is the second set of twins
for one of these cows. — Lucknow
"Sentinel.
• Sues For Nine Years Pay
A civil court action in which Colin
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sonskome.....gmonarrerapoorunara*.......orrathr.mas*...,,m,
'Vlionipson aunt other distinguished
exploteN wore Ida-ling new trails
along the -Athahasha Valley and over
the Athabaska if I the `Wegter "
ocean. The Allialiithha River, which
has its snort', i grtal ("111111)16 lee-field, val!retql Irom•ndou volitime from its illltify tll114- 1hig over the Athaliaqta lino a gorge feel dup. The twain 'body
of the river, r,trilsing the wall of the;
ly upward so that the falls pour tom'
uhmoosly over this sharp diagonal; a
great part of its mass sliding to 64
lowor western end before tumbling on•
to the rocks below.
These are but a few examples of
the many waterfalls which add colour
and ebatit to Canada's National Parlc9
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PARK MAE
"We must not relax* our efforts,"
said Mr. MacLeod. "We should re-
member the 'undesirable weed legacy
we were left after the last war, with
ensuing crop losses that ran into the
millions of dollars."
Mr. 'MacLeod agrked that an extra
special effort would be needed to keep
weeds (tact reasonable control this
year, but he emphasized that time and
money spent in eradicating weeds
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Alberta to 201/2 cents a pound in rural
areas of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick
and Printe Edward Island.
Cow and -bull carcasses and sides
range from 1514, cents to 17i' rents.
The maximum prices will be 're-
vised from time to time in accordance
with seasonal requirements," the board
said.
Retail maximum prices are tied to
the packers' and wholesalers' prices.
A spokesman for the board said it
is ,clifficult to forecast what effect the
new order will have on retail prices
butetaid his personal view is that there
will be a 'slight increase.
The hoard reserves the right to de-
termine maximum mark-tips for any
retailer to replace the ,mark-up the re-
tailer sets himself,.
Every packer and wholesaler must
furnish each buyer with invoices set-
ting out the consignee's name and ad-
dress, the weight,and -price per pound,
and the class and quality of the bed
supplied, Packers and wholesalers
must keep for 60 days invoices cover-
ing all beef shipments. Similarly all
buyers of beef from packers or whole-
salers must retain the original invoices
for 60 days.
"Prices and mark-ups of retailers -
are to 'be subject to examination par-: ,eipal authorities the loss may be even.
iodically by Authorized representatives greater.
of the board, who may require any'
retailer to submit his transaction to a
check -by the use of a standard cutting
-test," the board said.
"Retailers -Who kill their own cattle .
will be governed by the MAXIMUM,
wholesale prices in the zones 41 which.
they operate, The remote districts not
'included in the 3.5 defined zones the
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maximum wholesale price may be the
maximum price at ship-ping point -Plus
. The 'Ontario weed menace might
well be -called the fifth column of agri-
cultural war production, says John a,
MacLeod, Crops, Seeds, and Weeds
Branch, Ontario Dept. of Agriculture,
Toronto. He -points out that crops
lost through weed infestation cost
Ontario farmers twenty million dollars,
last year and unless stern efforts are
made this year by farmers and muniz
Wingham Advance-Times
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Six months, $1.00 in advance
To U, S. A., $2.50 per year
Foreign rate, $3.00 per year.
Advertising rates on application.
-Charles Davidson, ,of Brussels, driver
of the truck, escaped witb6ut injury.
He was momentarily swill-led but
managed to get otit on top of the cab
of the truck. He remembered import-
ant papers, re-entering the cab ,and
After getting out the second time,.
swam and -tended to shore,
Seaforth Church - 75th Anniversary
First Presbyterian Church, 'Seaford),
on Sunday officially marked the 75th
ennitersary of its establishment,
It was, in 1866 that efforts were
commenced to form a separate coegre-
gatinn in the then rapidly growing vil-
lage of Seaford", but because of exist-
ing churches in Egmondville and Har-
puthey, the Presbytery of Huron re-
fused permission. It was not until
1867, that consent was obtained
and plans were immediately laid for
the erection of a church building. —
Seaforth Huron Expositor,
Former Cranbrook Boy Missing
Sgt. Maldwyn Williams, R,,C.A,F,,
elder eon of Rev, W. A.. and Mrs,
Williams of Valetta, who has been on
active service overseas, has been re-
ported missing. Rev. W, A. Williams
was a former minister of the Presby-
terian churches of Cranbrook and
Ethel. Their younger son, Ivor is
also in the R.C.A.F, Sgt. Williams,
who had gone into the ministry is well,
known throughout this district,—Brus-
sels Post.
Former Constable Oldfield Promoted
Promotion' to the rank of major of
Captain T, W. Oldfield, Canadian Pro-
vost Corps, is announced from Mill-
tark District No. 1 headquarters at
London. Major "Barney" Oldfield is
widely known in this district, having
been attached to the Ontario Police
at Palmerston for some time before
the 'outbreak of war. He was also
formerly 'stationed at Listowel and.
Goderich. He was an officer in the
99th Battery at Wingham. — Palm-
erston Observer.
Stole Reel and Line
The theft of fishing• tackle is be-
coming quite frequent in Walkerton
with the opening of the season. Last
week a large quantity was "lifted"
from Lobies' Service Station 'and an-
other lot from a residence nearby.
Another local follower of Isaac Wal-
ton is reported to have been victimized
through the nefarious activities of the
sneak thief. — Walkerton Herald,
Times.
BEEF SIUATION IS
UNDER NEW SCHEME
Ottawa Sets Up New Maximum Price
To Insure Domestic Supplies
- • —
The Wartime Prices and Trade
Board announced details of a new
Maximum price .set-up by whin it
hopes to maintain domestic supplies
of beef through seasonal variations in
the prices charged by packers, whole-
salers and retailers.
The new price order, effective im-
mediately, sets up a system of 15,
zones across Canada and" establishes
uniform maximum prices which pack-
ers and wholesalers may charge in
each zone. The range in various parts
of the country is sMall.
The price of baby beef, yearling,
would be well spent and provide -divid-
ends in increased crops that would
more than offset any labor outlay.
' He said his Department would make
a special drive on weeds whose seeds
are wind-borne, such as Perennial Sow.
Thistle, Canada Thistle and Wild Car-
rot, Chicory and Hawkweeds were a
crop menace that were spreading rap-
idly and an extra special effort would.
be made to eradicate small patches
Of Field Bindweed.
Yellow Goat's-Beard will soon be
in flower and is frequently found in
meadows, pastures and along head-
lands, It has an upright stem from
one to three feet high; long,, taper
point leaves and large yellow flower
heads from 1 to 2-1.," inches broad
which .are succeeded by seed heads
resembling- the dandelion seed head
but are larger, These plants should
be cut early to prevent them from
seeding, states Mr. !MacLeod,
Hostess: -Oh Mr, Bay, I heard.you
were a wonderful musician. I'm so dis-
appointed. I was hoping to see you.
arrive with an instrument under your
arm. What instrument do you play?
*Mr. Bax; The piano.
WATERFALLS IN THE
NATIONAL PARKS
From the earliest days of explora-
tion in Canada, waterfalls have occu-
pied a prominent place in the annals
of our intrepid path-finders, Some of
these falls are famous on account of
their volume and impressive grandeur;
some, on account of their scenic
beauty and tremendous height; some,
on account of their legendary and his-
toric associations; and -others, be
cause of the unique rock formations
,over which they hurl their waters in
a succession of leaping, foaming, wild
cataracts. Much has been written
about the . potential and developed
waterpower of many of these fallS and
the part they Play in the, industrial life
of Canada, but much still remains to
be written of their artistic and inspir-
ational value to society and to the
tourist industry of Canada.
In the great wealth of natural
phenomena which make Canada's Nat-
ional Parks the playgrounds of mil-
lions of peopfe, waterfalls have a place
of special importance. This is partic-
ularly true of the national parks in the
mountains of Alberta and British Col-
u,mbia.
Picture, .for instance, the Twin Falls
in Yoho National Park pouring seem-
ingly out of the blue sky in two great
cascades, dropping 600 feet onto the
source in the,Yoho, Wapta, and other
glaciers on the surrounding mountain.
A picturesque trail winds up the Yoho
Valley to the Twin Falls and on to
Yoho Glacier.
the Yoho Valley, Talc-
a
akkaw Falls leaps mer a massive
limestone cliff tumbling in a glorious
curtain of green waters and foaming
spray down to the Yoho Liver' 1500
feet -below,
This is the highest cataract on the
North American Continent, on one of
the most impressive sights in line' Nrtl-
lotial Parks of Canada,
. There arc numerous waterfalls in:
ban if National. Park but perhaps one
LOSS THROUGH WEEDS
TOTALS $20,000,000
Weed Menace Is Fifth Column Of
Agricultural War Production, States
John 1:11 MacLeod, Ontario De-
partment of Agricultural
actual and necessary transportation
charges."
How Packer's Prices Fixed
Following are the maximum prices
established by the Wartime Prices and
Trade Board for beef sold by packers
and wholesalers across Canada.
The prices given are for carcasses
and sides. Fore-quarters are to sell
at 3c a pound below the maximum
carcass prices and hind-quarters at 3c
a pound more than carcass prices.
ZONE 5—Hull, Que., and all points
within 20 miles; all of Ontario south
and east of French River and Lake
Nipissing, and south of and including
all stations on the ,C.P.R. from North
Bay to Mattawa, inclusive, and North j floor of the Yoho Valley. The waters
St. Lawrence and running
and East of a line beginning at the of these spectacular falls have their
north-east-
erly along the western boundary of
County of Frontenac to the 45th Par-
allel, thence westerly to the eastern
boundary of the district of Muskoka',
thence, westerly to Georgian Bay —
19c: 1612e.
ZONE 6—All of Southern Ontario
not included in Zone 5-19Yac; 16c.
ZONE 7—All Ontario south of and
including railway stations from Good-
win to Weatherbee inclusive, on the
most northerly transcontinental line of
the C.N.R, and north and west of the
stations on the C.P,R. from Mattawa
to North Bay, Lake Nipissing, and
French River, and east of the Nipigon
River, Lake Nipigon and the railway
station of Weatherbee, including the
steer and heifer carcasses and sides district of Manitoulin, and excluding- '
ranges from 1ST cents a pound in the cities of Timmins, Stidbury, Sault
Manitoba, Saskatchewan and most of Ste. Marie, Noranda and Rouyn;
counties of Temiskaming and Abitibi
in Quebec-20'k c; 17c.
ZONE 8—Timmins, Sudbury, Sault
Ste, Marie, Ont., Noranda and Rouyn,
Que., and all points within 20 miles
of these cities-19%c; 161 c,
ZONE 9—All of Ontario south of
and including railway stations from
Ferland to White on the most north-
erly transcontinental line of the C.N.
R. 'and west to the Nipigon River,
Lake Nipigon River, Lake Nipigon
-and Weatherbec Station-19-e; 16c.
Lower down
44,44.
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M CHAN
of the most interesting is the Giant
Steps in Paradise Valley. According
to Indian legend, these steps formed
the ancient staircase of giant Indian
spirits of the Upper Air who came
down to carry mortals away to their
heavenly abode, somewhere above the
top of Horseshoe Glacier, The Was-
tech (Indian word for beautiful) River
leaps over these immense rectangular
blocks of stone and, when viewed from
some angles, gives the impression of
a huge natural staircase leading up the
mountain, The colouring is almost
unbelievable when the sun shines on
the spray formed by this rushing tor-
rent.
Athabaska Falls, besides being one
of the scenic highlights in Jasper Nat-
ional Park, conjures up memories of
early days in the region when David
canyon with terrific force, is hurled
back into midstream where it boils,
churns, seethes and tosses, swirling in
great whirlpools, flinging up clouds of
spray. The scene is wildly beautiful
with a setting of alpine grandeur that
is breath-taking. -
At Cameron Falls in Waterton Lak-
es National Park one of the most un-
ique rock formations in the region is
exposed, The rocks of this park occur
in three broad folds which trend in a
northwesterly direction. The central
fold is an upward arch with axis con-
forming•to the lower part of Cameron
Brook. Erosion along the crest of
this fold has expoeed. at Cameron Falls
some of the oldest rocks to be ob-
served anywhere .in the Canadian
Rockies. Here, horizontal beds of
dolomitie rock have been tilted sharp-