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I iJBON COUNTY'S S PORI ii tosT: NvEEKLY
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W: B., R Otti R'TSON o OEO. L• ELuS
"The Twenty-fOurth-ef "'May
Is, the Queen's ,Birtliday;
lif you.. dent give Us a holiday
all:run, away."
This Was the ultimatiim chanted
by schoolboyS--perhaps by the gi4::1:§
too—in the olden golden. days when
tbe great Victoria. ,The "threat"
any occasion to run away becauke
•there was a Sense Of grievance
-when the 24th came on a Saturday
and ,there Was no extra day off
flood water disappears.
if they are„pessiraistic.
Mivor McCallum 'says the Pro-
vincial Government Is pusbing
,T;;toitto bite' the •anaj'eaP1011
McCallum seems quite, willing , to:
be pushed.
• "Saturday Night." objects, to the
use Of the Word "graduate" to
indicate' athything less, than the.
and- the acquiring Of univer,sity
degree. I3nt what is the poor news -
p per man to_sai, for instance, of
w'ho hats left high sji_aofiall
doesn't know •whetiler he lia-scem-
or has quit in the* middle of a
course? "Graduate" is very, con -
students leaving the public school
to go on' to high school, One likes
to, keep 'words to their, proper nse,
but we are • afraid it will be im-
possible to check. the conimOn prac-
raises .objectioft.
No woader
he Cott' �qMouse Coes . or. ar rive °A
'J
Dear Friends,--`,TeS, ,jut a drive! tour, ,we may as well, pass On ax
It was,.sueh a beautiful. spring ether- forty years. • �► . 1834 •'ort
.
day, with bright sunshine,' fresh orlr became. ' the city" '.o f Toros o.
The first Mayor.was William. Lyon
air, little lac4 leaves -appearing on
tile trees', and; some flowers and
'shrubs ,iw,Lileona. At ',this time of
year I alway's Want to go .for
The 2411-37ar-lUy is still observed
,as •a holiday in this Canada.*Of
ours; put. there is' a difference.
-True, the anniversarv„:„still. eumes
jiiSt" when spring is at its "heighl and.
• everybody yearns for a holiday 'out
Qf doors: ; We hope it will always
too—not, -.Os', some people d.euntint,
cn the nearest Monday, but on -the
.24th. •* What.' signilicance Nfould.
there be celelyrating the -22nd
_ other. day „iiut „the real, true,
*1th:out-end' 2-ith of Mai?
:that. :there is no Queen 'Victoria.
4*V-before .the end of the' last On -
Wry ' cannot realize; the t re men dotts
„regard which the Queeii" was
*held. There was, 'of .course,, God,
and then :there wag'. Queen yictoria,
MackenZie---wb,0 three, -years later
wass fleeing `to the international
boundary with, a price ou itis head, •
hiAe in the bush and/see and enjoy ih which he,•live w a lie •wa
the Wild fiower8-.. However, there °.°!__
were .ng, WOWS 'near' .bY,' so I ju$V in downtown' Termite atd, ileur XV
pa 1 suppose I 'drove. „between, InighPy fereet'which stood near his
west .Qf yonge $1;yeetwbout which east. of Yonge street,
solid ,virgin fOrest, .,,Witil •deep ruts4_7 Parlianlent ,buildings, QUeen's Pa -r4
tug, rivers and ".no s',411 of .b4m411' is, 'one, a the"heauty spoos. iti the .
beingS "except probably nn...:Indian heart, og .mereuto, With bistorY 'in
trail here . and there ,in the bush the making . 'within the 'Windings
oIrApfroseeatif:Swtdtr, w
surrounding street nameS, The
already made in, ' all.
birds and wild animals alld car- present ,Rarliament buildings, were
'Detect _with, .spfing gOlYep, At th0 -opened in, 1892,-, alinoot One:huntlied
mouth of the Humber, River Was).
the one sign., -.9f white nniu'S civil- 1 wOur on north ii0 University
years after Sfmcoe came to Canada.
ization—the small French trading avehtie and . A.venue 'read, past 'the
post ,of Vorf Rouille., It had been- northern limits of the city into
built to' divert the Indian fur tr,ide
r North York township,. Their -I went
from the English on the other -side
Of Lake Ontariwand was destreyed
after less than ten *years' existence.
I do not think there•is any sign of
3�du can, hardly recognize the dis-
trict frotri Month' t month. The
r i 0 n
0 xn
lapid growth is creating `u lot of
problems for the municipal govern-
ment, Put it iso making hOmeta foe
many people -who need them -so
badly. Icould picture the pleasure
:of Some in Stanley Barracks if they
could just get into one of the fine
ratable new homes along WU-
--My next objective was Rayat
)7,Ork road,. Where I turned on, it,
wa.S just a". gravelled ' country
and orchards -on eacli 'side. •At the
top of one hill, where,the „read
Jnwish. graveyard and •a funeral.
Waffle was' very thick Or a.short
time,, but., being a Country Mouse,
'-managed to''.get through it, ;A
hit' farther 'on, ,.1° saw,a,grass fire,
but no ,one 'seemed., worried' SO
York' road proises the Kihgsway,
the Queensway) the Queen.. Eliza-
beth Highway, andI have no idea
roads and streets, I•suppose Sluice°
started the fashion,by naming the
eapit4 of Ontario after a royal •
prince -and it has. never been for-
gotten). RoYal York road ends •(or
begins) in Mimico. - I turned' there
on to the Lake Shore road and
started east again 'in the direction.
of the city,. I crossed the Etebi-
west to Weston, which is one a
the oldest, towns around here. Teri
et fifteen years ago, North York
was, rural, 'farming land near the.
the fort now—only a rather garish city. Today it, is fairly mushroom-
- I kept along the road going east
past Sunnyside where there were
many, pewit enloying the sunshine
canoes on the ,Water thistead ef'
distance traffic was rather' eon,
gested, but not like Easter Sunday.
Stinnyside amusements are not. open
yet, so'it was comparatiVely, quiet..
short.; distance on we pasged the.
Exhihition grounds and •--ma-rvelled
'at.. the qiiiet—when I remembered
the noise. and milling crowds a few
months ago: On the grounds, near
the lake, is a Monument id memory
of Edward Hanlan,• the *outstanding
Canadian -oarsman .ot the 70's and..
80's. The monument. stands • beside
see Ten- e
Ex. .Just south of the Exhibition
grounds, is the city housing..known
as the Stanley Barracks.' Solite .of
the buildiAgs are (pate zild _stone
iooged:Y very harMieS0Lodi : Mld
that etiiuileted my F circuit of art
eg Toronto and saniesubu rbs.
p A s 1 Said: in., the beginning, it'
was, a beautiful day and Y enjoyed
the .drive, ,. my e'eiirsion ; iota • the
anst► .ands u few-v-glimiSe$, of the..
untry. I wh X were in Huron,y
e
i time.
e.0ltnty with ,y0 this t
You t
Sincerely,' >;�
THJi COUNTRY MOUS5_..
Toronto.
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After igii-$ taken . hiswife to,
the Asy 11UXi raving mad!, somebody
wh h. to
a h
farmert e uhti
eC
the g P
asked�►..
ct,used it, and he .Said: X am sure
X don't know! I've not had her
off the farm for forty years,"
siu
any
°tor Truffle Increases'
—mitoister of Highways
• and 'net so very ,far gehind.
baps:it Peeause she had been
.gueen se' very iOng; eeyhaps it was
iiire vvhien she. presided .wad
•its .height, of glory. arid pewer ;
perhap partly ft , was 'that the seat
of 'majesty Was farther . away then
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than .lt is noi,v with 'all,.bur radio
mud Other ..newe'seitices, . and we
, bad fewer' glimpses of, soVereignty
in..the performance its -every-day
circumstance Au • which the• Queen'
Agureci—for she was a woman as
age..would viSit' 4. Sick retainer. 'or
be. distressed by sloe untoward
.1harvening , the rola."
that. created the feeling of
lieritaPs veneration, -is,, the. word, • in]
for., sixty4Our year.s and s� had
. the estimation of her people and
• day, , Sin*ce ,her death there. haVe
been font monarchs., in :less than-
Afty years, and -none of •them, has
JOBLESS INSURANCE
(Windsor` Star)
There always are some who will
take adVantage of governmental
social security measures;. "just hg
there always bare beett those who
through various ruSes: • .There r is
,reason ,for Pointing with alarm,"
therefore, if ,oecasibnal eases ariSe
people try . to- cheat 'on un -
family.. allowances, Tire:-Tirel-e fact- .frauie offairs.' • -But 48- bottles all -
these are • .,'overtnneuttil plans 'are a. disgrace the capital of our
There' Would be reason'. for eom-: .Fort,„±-Yerk Armory and- a very old
plaint, • :however,' .12 Sikh • law-.. military cetn'etery. --Probably half -
breakers were allowed to get avViiv 1,14nile farther is what- is left of
with it. I3y -imposing a .104laY.jall the Old Fort. It is- only a b,it of
term, and iaordering repayment of the earthwerks 'and some palisades
$86.2() illegally -obtained by and log building 'or Oro.
shr Man from the. UnemPloVment it ' marks the- . real: beginning of
Toronto... .Governor Simege 'and his
regiment, -w116„ .built the fOrt, were
the first English settlers of Fort.
.1noney from the Unertiplpynient 'In-, _after .the .building .of
"surance,Ceramission illegally,- he- is .A stone's Alirow away is the Maple
Somewhere 'near the Old Vert . there
Since We .pre having an historical
and lake reeze, and- a few La
/ravel, by motorists and pedestrians promises to reach
new peak volume this year.
The. seasondl uiswing in holiday motor travel has
begun.' More.,vehicles-than ever beforeare operating
otiOntariastreeti and high.wayi. Pedestrian hazards
are increased.
We solicit your
patronage—
FOR, FURTHER
• Extreaie care tniust be exercised by all to prevent accidents.
.e.es19;tricent:gre urged to walk carefully. -
MOTAIiISTS
it 'Check your car and be assured that it is in a Safe coilditiona
sti Check your driving and be"assired of a safe journe3.
DINE S4FitY WAIN SofFE01
A. M MacMillan is taking a.correct
.When a man attempts to get
ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OIE ,111_011WA,Y
Thefe ceine ' to mind- other "as-'
sociations with these days of which
iite•speak. .The 'first ,verreatd-
op the ...Morning, ,ef the 24th ;was
the sound! of firecrackers, behig set
4 'eft, sOme early risers. Vire,
crackers are. ferbidden..in Goderich
~- and Other towns noW (and quite
properly, we ,admit), but ,in those
,days ft ;was avoor boy indeed 'whe
-, in the" much °Prized, noise -makers.
-The best. "big day".'of which we
have any' distinet remembrance •w -as_
24th of May in •-one of those
of
-great 'program of SPorts .was
on in the old "lacrosse grounds"
eoutt• of the present AgribultUral
--rtirk„ It was under the joint
auispices.: •of the -tire brigade and
line 9f the local "secret societieso"
with' all. kinds 'of- contests by local
part,icipants,-Lanti there has neVer
been:another like it.
.__There.,,were not .so many fine
• ilovi,ter gardens lir GOderich in these
,days, htit •the girls used Jo bring
to school. great Anaases "117locks"
aver vvhich they -.Went into raptures
-With -affairs rof' their own' to takb
much notice, of flowers. Yet One a
the lasting impressiens Of those
spring ,days Is ef the bright green
and -gold carPet grass arid
-delight; The °same beautiful caispet
appearing every spling. irever fans
to take'us hack --well, more years
than we care to think of.
devised this' plan tosofteti the blow
of unwilling' „. idienesS. Also. he is
"cheating on fellow -workers and eni-
Ployers who have contributed' tO the
Saturday
June' 3rd—Eil1 Howe and. his oroheitra
June 10th., June 17; and June 24th to Labor Day
NEL Molt.A.TAND_HTS ORCHESTRA
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for 6' adults . ample head and shoulder room
... a fixed rear seat loot rest that proiridet Pleaty
of leg room, regardless of front seat positiOn.;
,,Add Plyniouth echairlhigh"- ,seats for' knee- •
SupPortint comfort . . seats that let you sit
upright :.. and a host of convenience features Such
as automatic choke, igaition-key itartitig
full -opening doors fer easy entrance .. . then ;
•
'nave vitt made your „contribution,
:Decline in River" — Newontitiei
iftettdlip‘e, of tt,:t!ew days ago. No..
ii4Affit the `Ctrinnipeggers,' now that
sie thinking et. the mess that will
likaVEt tO lie cleaned. tip when the
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„ take features like Safety -Rim' Wheels that give,
that have earned Ali enviable. reputation ' for
. safety. Add the 'reliable performance of
Plymouth's gliFyeler-glogineered,:high-compres=
"work"' ' at driving. With features like- thesel
• and many many more Plymouth is packed withi
,Here's...zostAllance to get.. electric4 buys at real
bargain prices: They're priced to sell ifinnediately.
One electric range, 2 -burner. Reg. $132.50, at$119.60
One electric Tarige, 4 burner.
101/2 Oubic foot frig, Reg. $393;56, for .
machineL-10% off,
One electric grinder,.10% off, -
One new 2.row. Massey -Harris corn planter $1.50.00
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