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•c.P.R., PROVIDE
The ft that the Canadian Xa-
fie Railwar wiqhes to follow the
lead of the Canadian National and
tot back on service to this section a
'Western Ontario doesn't )nake
pleasant listening. Representatives
Of the former eompany, meeting
with the Wingham town council last
week,. exPlained the situation and
the •discouraging lack of reventle
which has created the desire to with-
draw passenger service.
'As, was the ease whn tbe relate,-
seniatives of Canadian National
made the same proposals, the eoun-
eil is bitterly opposed to any reduc-
tion in the service whiCh the rail-
way presently maintains. There
is no tienying, eourse, that pass-
elager traffic ou this line has fallen
off so badly that the railway has a
strong point in their argument.
Perhaps the most realistic of all
the views presented by those who
are opposed to any change, is the
contention that more modern rail-
way equipment, which would pro-
vide faster service to the cities,
„should be tried before it is taken'for
panted that the dav of railway
4passenger travel in Western Ontario
is over,
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WOMEN HAVE SERVED
WELL
The decision this past week by
a* London Conference of the Unit -
Church of Canada to ordain a
ma n was one wd has stirred
• serious eontention wthiu The
of the clelecates and the dis-
ussion ifl no doubt be continued
years to come,
The moderator of the • thurch
tars to be ()pp o the ordina-
•ion-ma-Roma he nay have
technit.-al gT01.111(iS for his atti-
liowea-er„ the oppositioa does
nake very e -,00d sense to any-
one who takes all view of
the question. From the earliest days
of the elmrch's historywoni have
taktan an active part in its -support
nd organization. Oar present-day
orches wcalli find it difficult iin-
deed sunive without the practical.
•as$istance and spiritual support
which the women of every Congre-
gation sapply.
a.re z.tcquaint'with'. quite a
3.11111:ibex- of tlivout and sincere Church
iembers of the.tuale gandet — but
certainly kuow great ;many
• re women' Who are ready and
willing to spend hundreds of hour's
in every year in the service of the.
...Master and qthe particular .church
th which they are connected.
• 'To the layman unacquainted -
with the Iliscnaions ‘cliich form the
background fbr the reeent decision,
it .seeras that artnuen as ministers
•are opposed -merely because they are
•'a:omen. In this day and age there
is scantjustification for the belief
That iatelligent and sintert women
armot fill soth posts as well as men.
If anyone is in doubt of the prat -
a/ value a women :in the fielrof
religion, think for a moment of the
work which bas been done in mis-
sion fields all over the world by the
omen of every denomination.
doubt there is a more prat -
tio0 reason for the'l3bjectiom to wo-
men tlerktal scAlars.•so„ it
shottld be Illade publit, for the ques-
* tion win shortly affect not only the
United Church but many other 4e-.
nominations as well
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tort. vfritiat Bob Carbert of CKNX.
brought tel from Smith America
we spotted a 3wi4ern streamlined
ditsel unit whit+ is being used ill
verlezueirt.
A compact two -car train,
the equipment provitles speedy
transport from point to point, with.
rapid acceleration which •cuts down
on delay at stations along the wav.,
it would appear to be the very type
of thing which isaeeded in this part
of Ontario va meet the competition
of cars and trucks.
Railway officials are not the
only persons responsible for the
move toward •curtailment of rail
service, Organized railway labor is
cun-ently creating such a furor over
the removal of even one 'crew mem-
ber from diesel locomotives that the
replacement of full trains on our
local lines by more economiCal
equipmeat poses a serious strike
threat, Before the matter is settled
sensibly the unions will be forced to
recognize that they are better to
have some smaller crews employed
011 the branch lines than no trewi at
Though we •can see the reason
for CPs' desire to, cut service it is
most certainly to be hoped that a
mote aggressive and optimistic
approach to the matter is tried be-
fore passenger service is discontini1-
.•0. It is true that a great nlan'y of
us do all our travelling by ear,,laut
it is equally true that, the railways
are still the only feasible means of
transportation for many familieS
nithont automobiles.
THERE SHOULD .BE
A A LAW
Mend of ours came up with a
bright idea the other day. At the
time, hurried as we were through
sheer force ofhabit, we"LgThIllea at
his bright thoughts and forgot the
whole thing.
Then, in a quiet moment, just be -
for the youngsters piled intoour
bed the other andarning„ we thought
of the Matter at leisure — and by
golly thia fellow's right..
in *nutshell he contended that
wi all work too nnich: He said that
we should have three separate weeks
declared as national IyDlidays each
year.. According to him we would
ble just as far ahead financially, be-
muse the same amount of buying
and Selling wOild be done in the
twelve months of any year regard-
less of the 'extra time off. The
whole secret of the plan, yon see is
to have everybody quit at the same
time so your tompetitor doesn't get
abea.d of you.
According to OUT pal ever,ything
Should be locked up for a week just.
after Christmas so we could all rest
up. Again in the spring tver3-body
should take a week off to bust loose
a.,tad get into the sing of things for
the summer holidays. If -you tan
persuade st-)m- tnaplialrer to icioltinue
the two weeks with 1)ay ,along about'
the first of August, that's fine too.
Then in the early fail, viAten the air
is freSh aniT the leaves alt.e turning,
should come the third national fiesta
weekso that everyone will be‘. in
good shape for the vinter.,
'To justify this ambitious plast
the author the suggestion pointed
to the Latin •American tonntries
where the inhabitants avoid heart
attatits by locking 'Olt shop door
often enongb Jo provide a good
healthy breather Yoiletiever
needed.
Otle
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tt$iilk,COV'S?
s Train on C.P. Line Was
auled by Double -End Engine
The foliowing story was writte:
by G, L. Ellis, now publisher of the
Goderich-Signal Star and appearet
' z The London Free Press in 1St"
It'is of Particular interest hen
st present following the• stigg,estior.
that passenger service on this lint
• be ;eliminated.
The engine which is mentioned
in ae story also brought train:
into.Wingliam. The writer of
story is a grandson of the origins.
engineer,
One of the ntost unique pieces ot
„,
railway equipment to lie designed
for operation in this part of Carta -
da was a two -headed locomotive
which* hauled the train 'between
'I'oronto and Teeswater •on. tale
old Huron, Grey anti Bruce Rail-,
road in the early seventies. Al-
though .operated for a conipara-:
tivelY short time it is still well re-'
membered by runny old timers, not
only bemuse a its appearance hut
some peculiar antics it performed,
when the 'engineer tailed to judge
Is ''ibra.lting distance correctly.
The double -headed locomotive
wa.s 'built before turntables or
track facilities which' would per-
mit art ',engine to be turned about
and retrace its way after reaching
the end of the The. It was. as if
i7WO tliatialete locomotives were
joined together with a head fac-
in either lijractkin. The large
headlight, and the cowcatcher were
'removable and ahdterl to which
O%' er 'end of the locomotive was to
be the Trout jt was ,oniy a matter
of minutes to make the dtp,nge
and the engine could then bead in
th? opposite direction, Photographs
indicated that it had two boilers,
two storage spaces for wood, 'fuel
and two separate sets ,of driving
wheels. It was discarded llawavar
after a comparativelY short life as.
being unsuitable. 4 1
The engine was particularly well-
known la Mount Forest became
,provided service to pat
munitY add at Mount Forest znan,,
the late JamesRilis, Sr., was at
controls. A. son of this pioneer
railroader, 'Thomas IL Ellis still
reddes in Mount Fairest^ 1
Mn Ellis was at the throttle cd
•the rwo-headed locomotive when
:the first passeng,er train trended
its way fom Toronto to Mount
Forest- The "route was by way of
the Caledon Afornitairts llear
Orangeville, still followed to this
av by the train A of 'the 'Canadian
p-cifio Railway which purchased
the Huron, Grey and BrLICe' line.
It was s. Ain day's journey but in
the 'Ws considered a speedy one.1
The engine had considerable diffi-
ur
Pilfang ita Way over the steep
windiag antrilleS of the -Caledon
Mountains and straying oattle,
which bad to be -Chased off the
track by the train ,ereW did little'
to out 'down ou.'elslased travelling
time.
The* spar rine Which served'
lktount Foreat left take main Tor-
onto swater track at a point
two miles aouth of Mount Forest
as the C
lat Mount Forest extended some 50
PA. does toThe treat
day. '
abruptly ended Unlike today there
Yards -Peg the Station Where'41
rainnr°m34urifizaregr :fftopthI 1;1'1711.0ft It:
juat befend the end cd the
.ea in the
At this :period in railroading air
brakes4Thiranwwayerenrenatelmatbingte ugiutitnessownat
what point they would start to
apply the brakes, Forthe most
ItVtrtne4:6....e'essteos awreletgAhindal;
reasonable distance t,the station.,
However mistakes cit4d and did
happen as the :size of the train and
its, load AS 'Web as weather condi-
tions served to vary the braking
1)w.411.nti BgreealnaTesto iialealkev the
te train
station, reach the end of the track,
cross rbe sidewalk and roadway
and nose genttv into the ditch on
the opposite side.
Fanners of this district owning
teams of :heavy horses, together
with crews of farm hands, Would 3
be ei2114ted to put things right and!
Spend probably a day inching the
engine and balance of the traiui.
bark again on the tracks.
By Tod Scott
The Wolverine Legend
!Oyer sixty years ago the old se - mg, not entering at as rhe wawa
lets itt Huron Oounty„ called for put me to A disadvantage :a:num
many yo4urs the Queens Bush as it the wolverine arop ,on me from
wasa POrlion of the Province ,of ihnb. A -vain I might get larek fever
Ontario bought for one dollar an and shoot one of Bob Muir's .cows
aore the dry land, heavily wooded or horses ri my excitement land
with the finest of sugar maple,I knew Bob would not be at all
elm alta heech. The 113W land and pleased should that occur. Oou-
itbna a great stand of sapiently did not push the caro -
swam, Pine orIerY fine duslit3" paign with that fervent vigor
load .01` great size., .,sound timber all comparable to nil' -efforts ort the
The way through.
ing 317,elia ready and, all the phild-• :
ran present regaling 'MITI with the
• latest intsinformation :gathered at:
• school or shortis'its to t..he
::.s.Pbone.s those -days. Of course
rei77.ere Were -no rural tele-
etrands ,etter. dark .,*.re 'his ex
This went on for several weeks
untl borne *seemed Ignite Mangle
710 me. However^ one evening youn
aka Metcalf and Jane Manson, lab
kept house for Ma Metcalf vrer
coming home at dusk. They wer
pist at theirgate When the wolver
me let loose witharoar., They both
made the house in nothing flat
silmost sweeping Na. 'Metcalf off
:football Bold or on the dance floor, 111.$ feet In the 'exciTement-
hese settlers bad to obop clown so the desultory battle With the
• the timber and limn it off before &ended animal went ta•
they could grow any food to eat. My neighbor; Bruce Fergnson,
Mostlarans *ere one hundred acre had no gun, but he had a bow and
lots. Vaien they had cleared their arrow. He said he could ,a0 as
forms soinewhat, the remainder mach deme with that as zod , there saw
left Standing, .fornishing them could with a gun. It did not seem trirt,s.,o,..a
with some income as it was sold very strong argument to rue at zr,exs.,,b4neo .tf o sboes n sizes.
• yptikig
forare woo to the towns and 'the time buttherecoe uldbe some
sOU
ls1,,,,b4 ht ,en, -574mbe tel.&
• a,gstes,wv,, hiczni.hu 432sprdanggentreprz artoinZ tht,trathIshert „thhisatssmstitherderonoifuvvisewarneof stbegine.,.oetert,ortleconfess..
smmanduni,thtyecognidt14
:They, `with their •%Ives, raised, a what we Were teellY bunting.
second generation who new noth-
ing about the Tau animals that
roamed the neighborhood before
the inroads of civiliralion had
either destroyed them or frighten-
ed thz-remainzier back into the
Mere wooded portion of the pro -
When X Was a half-grown lad
the rumor leaked trat,that there
as a 'very- ferocious animal raving
bout the neighbourhood. The
Ihe next morning. ItEr. Metcalf
took his son Ike along' and started
to investigate. Ms wa 'tom
Where the Alma tame tram, so he
went behind Some bushes on the
,,ed they were aming string and
uuata ,33.5;;r4'tber,4: six tartly; , thin lath oalled bull r0aret-4,-.
his father said be 'would ProhablY IWd .of 7124135:ger net Were
need it to :protect the home. What ,rnonths tbiking p exnnses tz'r.
ana Wet Ado but f;.tzt off his pants 'of= seeming" eownittaioe. took
st ,ffie knee:pollen hisniotber saw rmele's van -home to Irina tinder,
vthat he had done she ,exclairaed: Former at 'darlcoesa:- The 'comPaet•
What happened to you'?" Wet rlttle islanda Of family bliss so
%said the wolverine could never graef'.Vin` g to the Inshore grad-'
cateh him when „be had knee ually disintegrated and he was just,
pants on, Mrs. Dunkin blew 'up the wage Ammer again, 'Huivater,;
She said: 43es about lime„someine the legend .rif the wolverine still,
tnnor gabled little ^credence untn, put salt on this wolverines Mit," lives When tales of former days.
one sannmer night all the cattle: e told :at several Of thetadi
sari bbrets glaring -et stampeded e ilna°r°611s 1.413 21' aw --'1L3t;'VeD.Pies
to The bzitatteteTlibilttorse43154.4a;:. Inith"ezingwthere OO -
tip ilttle V701Verble acme every afternoon "VT. Scott is a 7:latiVe 'Of Vt1112"',
17.: 41,=. atter school the eaw wordd be berry "Tcrenshin and lived tor nianY
an inereased brought home arid placed in :afield years :betide Glenanuan ,Schotd. 111$
van =waling. 8v.,..rything bad to is nit ware.siderztof San Diego and,
, evell sf tire be midor 3 elc ans key befnre sun- le -at present -a ;vest at Andy Iffit-
toirommity aias taiaaa Ivey to sub-
aued lexeiternent ticarpled with some "u"'"' thellys and veal remain her amid"
after the Tarriberry
apprehension, *specialty among the One evening I was Over neat the
idernail looking Tor a stray ,Pig
when 3 swim IGeorge and Pete btuir,",
than about Six or seven years c4143,::
corning flame. 3 waited tuitil they..
Some thorned they saw a black, 'were 711:11r the gate, then gave a ,
loW-set =Mai moving fast :soros* great WOOF, WOOF. They Tan znr, Ittirie iiilotin and Frances
meadow, -One Ant the !farmers I ad; aton-lire. c. -earze boalenger legs are thimle Irl3t3 li"gla 4113C)Ca t/lie
a aletionary, ghing deserttiorsg ol: than Pete, So he Was admonishing
tia loin:mu. $o be fixed the name Is'ele 't° 11111:3c When thej 42Tit to
.of .,,,,,,olverine,, to tho ordrool stop., the corner cif the house they gazea
ing they ixteteina3"gem' one to this Iaelt 161. is. 1Dng "me 'Nylilie 1 sat
tof the tonntry ond latitude, *-11-re "nntn they 3"lit into be
a tkey were tutted for their de- Ilealn- 'Thy are ,goo* to ±12.1..?
Strnetive, predatory caturtions Vata 210°4 two IV? lovable boys.
into ,e-itilized terrhiorY, wantonly:Zo *ken this =horn *Dom ram, memorial hall bete edit Ilhiclay '
aestrzling 'moth =Tore than fheY znia ,ntnigh At night till the' farm 1"evtnling "Inz ..??!:t• 'nsa 'Ill'n• thq"di
conlit consurne. Iredu ezewlyWreds.
' wahriala Would lira as If they Were
3:decided 1.45 enter Imo ‘tba.le, but demented to the 3melt zesehes0.'...# Mr' Azirtsrla 'MIS" "Iiiil IC:. eil it
;
'ling ti o Igtil I bOrrowerl ritv tbn 13.1111-3. "The 'tt6Ite-ThEn't. latig ThI3t,i sd'srif liket.°71411it riviali+nee vInnlig 'kit:
titles tiaut4e-barrieled stub anti ‘tit eileo, :estmed lite toom to WI el' 'Lti-,it-77*Itt,---az 13,0., ate
gt rat tvhicla alp hmaght 'with ,111 #e3/' "mhiThe tir tank, l'Ile VetVle ; *Rh: Irettiottera, 1.ellitives, Xs.: lot&
hint, ,troh#21 31:6 onnt semis fetan were livt leir/Wiise, sO zOthitlg 'woe Mrs,Ithoto leff tin Pgidar lim _'sttd-'
teansiza. He traninnitaioa .nt* to bt, onm. Vile Iittaitzutta in lOakal ; _11111'• '1444ate l'IlkT *An NuAte ft.114ift.'
•earcfol and Oat the left bia.vro 140e totliaS thetelicrat VII/i tint With. eenne-
-*Maid 3ieVer ITliTS arid that the out. 'Alt ectePentatiOnSt It 'WM tt) Itr- *ha Alttl"s. Dbttald 1:1161t -451111e'
'Akin barrel vsa not 'le be denead- ant lotkt to the Ihmiflumihnen. Its br Zotthalell: Wieted Yott tomba?
ti/ mk akfter $4etricial t--0*1` assitta fatally bliss was exereedhlg littet, ,..*Ith__,,,,,,r..,,112113 ..,LICAIL Thaott,,tioan,,L
le oVeramaa .the maitet0. tehould, I *Strothg taid begoltlfal„ Vile= he ;":"":72," 4:7'5.gge.uirXtg" '''°'
est tp with bliti, i ttatne lathe losoold 'mitt lottge in ale' 4ortitatwg lasab, on
4 lo*lat.* wit vaien 7 ,
aded the gun With buticaliat. Itie ',core mittil ciatikablit 10001114 1 t lbw Unolot into Sin ;twist,
ad velleetl brook to Mules slash- zellete tit treat UM. With the ,eeels. Itinter is now in4i. saisiti
Tentage.? element.
Some were in favor of calling
e shersiff and have him 'form a
-passe 'to run clown the animal,'
Rai
Week, hating paseed ton their
Work ,Congrainiatitaut erla.
fr.atria let& snit ztecletnAnn.,
and Carl
z1 iss Margaret 'Poi -
visited. On Sunday With
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Trinity Sunday
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