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ME CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
DIFFICULT TO SECURE
BOUQUET IN MUD LAKE
Peter Green, a Cape Croker Ind-
ian, is having a hectic time trying
to secure a bouquet of the wild or-
chids that grow in and around the
famous morose of Mud Lake in West
Wawanosh. Owing to the fact that
, ': the lake is a treacherous sink -hole,
it is almost impossible to get close
enough to where the flowers bloom.
The Indian hopes to secure a bouquet
and have it presented to • the 'royal
couple either when they visit Strat-
ford or London.
HORSE KILLED
While C. W. Tuckey was driving
his team from the near -by farm of
his son Bruce, along Highway No. 4,
half a mile north of Exeter on Thura-
day of last week, a car driven by C.
Brown, of Farquhar, struck one of
the horses. The animal was thrown
violently into the ditch and was In-
jured so seriously that it subsequent-
ly had to be destroyed.
THE COUNTY TREASURER GETS
A BIG CHEQUE
Provincial Government Road Subsidy
MR,\ Z. PAYS THE BILLS
(Financial Post)
There is only ane taxpayer in Can-
ada., There is not a municipal tax-
payer, a' provincial taxpayer and, 'a
Dominion taxpayer. These three are
one. There is no 'any tht his bur-
dens can be lightened 'by shifting ex-
penses from one government to anoth-
er.
I There is no source of income in
Canada except the income of the peo-
ple. The government that gives the
people — or one group of them — a
bonus or subsidy or grant or other
form of subsidy takes it out of all
the rest of the people. The ,Govern-
ment has no . income of its own; it
merely plays around with the 'money
of the people as a whole.
I Every time the government makes
a contribution to a special 'clan it
has to tax to find the money. Rt.
Han, Arthur Meighen put it this way
in the Senate recently:
"We help A, we help B, we help
e
andhelpevery-
body
oon
we caY
C—and n
g
body down the alphabet as far as
Y; but there is one group we can-
not help. We cannot possibly do the
same for group Z. All the while we
for 1938 is $76,547.88 are increasing the load on Z, for there
' County Treasurer A. 11. Erskine is nowhere else to place it,"
has received the Provincial Govern And who is Z? Mr. Meighen did
rent highway subsidy cheque for ' not specify precisely but it is ob-
1938, amounting to $76,547,88. It is
the largest single receipt received by vious that Z is the taxpayer who
the County during the year, reresen't- does not happen to fall in any one of
ing fifty per cent. of the money el-Ithe special classes that the Govern-
igible for subsidy spent on County ment seeks to assist.
highways the previous year. mei He is the ordinary taxpayer and
highways bank overdraft is wiped out there is no one to vote him a subsidy•
by the deposit of this cheque.
May 21-st was the deadline set by
the County of Huron for the payment BANDSMAN VETERAN
of tax arrears, otherwise the prop- ENGINEERS ROYAL HANDCLASP
arty would be placed on the tax sale
list. The treasurer sent out 188 FOR LEADER • 1
notices to this effect and received 101
replies with aver $5,000 cash. This Because he had not caught a
is considered a good response, about glimpse of Their Majesties, though
the same as last year when the policy he had been present at most of the
of giving a final warning was inaug- ceremonies in connection with the
orated. Those who heeded saved tax Royal visit at Ottawa, Captain J. J.
sale costs and kept their names off Gagnier, director of music for the
the published list,—Goderich Signal- CBC in the Quebec region, was un -
Star. (officially presented to Their Majest-
ies by one of his own bandmen.
WALKERTON HOTEL SOLD 1 Captain Gaymier was in charge et
the militar music arrangements and
The Hartley House of Walkerton
has been sold and will change owner-
ship an July 1. This hotel operated
by the Korman family for the past
40 years was one of the first ho-
tels founded in Walkerton. John
Korman has been owner. The new
owner is Mrs. 'William McDougall,
of Toronto, whose husband conduct-
ed the Grand Central hotel at St.
Thomas for ten years prior to his
death five years ago.
CATCHES FISH WITH BARE
HANDS
George Hartwick, Kincardine towel -
hip,
ow. -hip,; had a surprise fish dinner. Walk-
ing beside a pool in a little creek
near his farm, he noticed a fish,
which he took after:, a barehanded
°struggle. Weighed, the fish tipped
the scales at 8% pounds, and measur-
ed 31 inches in length. It was a
'steelhead salmon, believed to have
come up the creek to spawn and was
unable to get back to the lake.
y
of the military bands for the city of
Ottawa. At all ceremonies at which
a military band played, Captain
Gaynier conducted, but always with
his back to the Royal couple, On Fri-
day and Saturday he had hoped to
get a glimpse'of the King and Queen,
but duty demanded that he stand in
front of his band with baton in hand
not even turn his head though he
knew the King and Queen might be
passing just behind him.
Sunday morning, 'his plight thor-
oughly aroused the sympathy of one
bandman, ,a war veteran,
It was after the ceremonies in
connection with the unveiling of the
War Memorial, when the King and
Queen so unexpectedly mingled with
the veterans that the bandsman
Iundertook to present hie Captain.
Urging Captain Ga -nice forward' at
I the King and Queen. approached him
to shake hands, the veteran stood
aside in favour of his leader. The
Queen smiled graciously, acknowledg-
ed the presentation and shook tine
Captain's hand. Not to be deterred,
THURS., JUNE 1, 1939
ry
Royal Visit
By S, J. DOILNAN, C. N. N. A( Representative
en the PreesPilot Train
SECOND `RELEASE COVERING THE VISIT OF
THEIR, jMAJESTIES TO OTTAWA,
TORONTO AND WINNIPEG
On Board the Royal Train. put in a very few words. Their Maj-
Like a burst of thunder, 100,0001•esties are a wonderful pair; 'loveable
people massed on Dominion Square, and as natural as one could dream;
Montreal, greeted the King and i their handshake was no "milk and
Queen when Their Majesties ap- water" 'affair. There was :a• gentle
peered on the balcony of the Wind-'! greet> by The Queen which made one
sac Hotel, prior ' to entering the at ease at once, while The -King gave
banquet room; again after repeat -;a real : grasp, as one would expect
ed calls were made by the crowd, 'from their best friend.
both the King and Queen left the The King wore'a•plain black jacket
banquet table to appear on the bal- with 'striped trousers and his lett'
cony, Undoubtedly, the people of hand showed a gold ring. The Queers
the largest pity in Canada took the was petite and winsome in a smart
Royal visitors to their hearts. !afternoon dress 'of'
powder blue Iace,
Having' to leave Windsor Hotel, wth i,small jacket; she wore a four
during the time of the banquet, strand' pearl necklace, pearl ear singe
the press party Was escorted by a I and white shoes; most important of
number of the mounted police; too ail she wore and has done so since
person could move through the int -,I first set eyes on her', a charming
mense throngs -without the aid of 1 and . winsome smile in her own In -
these manly officers of the law. On imitable way., It is the unanimous'
arrival at the pilot train there was opinion of the writers front the Unit -
time to file a number of telegraphic I ed States, that Her Majesty is just
messages before the signal, to gal the sweetest person they have ever
was given. !seen or heard of. Both the King arid
• Late that night the both trains I Queen have won the hearts of our
halted at Caledonia Spring for the American friends and they are as-
rest period, Bright and early thtslsnred a rousing welcome when they
writer was around and had a first ga. south, for 'their charm and wine
hand view of the elaborate plans, ping personalities have preceded
made for the 'safety and protection 1 them:, by way of the American news -
of the Royal Party; there were papers.
members of the R. 0, M. P. and a Saturday, 20th, was observed as
large number of railway officials; at-! The King's Birthday and as such it
tending to every detail; it is at such added splendour to the celebration
stops as this that the locomotives of in this city of Ottawa. His Majesty
both trains are serviced and clean -i attended the Trouping of the Colours
and a huge crowd cheered themselves
tired. Her Majesty witnessed the
celebration from a window in the
East Block. Shortly after that The
Queen, accompanied by The King,
drove to the new Supreme Court
CHANGES IN TRAIN SERVICE
VISIT OF THEIR MAJESTIES THE
KING AND QUEEN
Account the above, certain trains are
being CANCELLED on specific days,
and the schedules of other trains are
being changed.
Extra 'Train Service is also being
arranged.
For Tull Particulars Apply to Ticket
Agent. T153
CANADIAN NATIONAL
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and presented the Captain to the
King who also shook hands with him.
Captain 1. J. Gagnier is also Band
Master of H. M. Canadian Grenadier
Guards' Band. Three months ago Ae
was appointed by, the Department of
National • Defence as Senior Band
Master in charge of ail military music
in connection with the Royal visit to
the city of Ottawa.
ed, ready for the trip of the follow-
ing day
WHY 1 BOUGHT
T'ITE-LAP ROOFING AHEAD
;: OF ALL OTHERS:
"I needed a new barn roof and I went into
themattervery carefully.The annual report
of my mutual insurance company showed
that last year out of 15 fire losses 7 were
caused by flying embers, and 3 by light-
ning. I talked to myiresuranceagent and he
advised a fire•proof roof above all else so I,•
decided on metal. Metal protects against
fire and lightning and also against wind,
weather,'rot and upkeep."
1 chose Metal and 1 bought TITE-LAP
"Tito -Lap, to my way of thinking, has all the beat
features metal roofing. It is rigid, has maximum.
provision for nailing, is absolutely. woather-tight. I
got the Council Standard quality, and the 26 .sear
guarantee that goes with it. And I was glad to learn
about the new reduction in cost because there's no
Sales tax anymore,"
m Send ridge and rafter measurements for, FREE
roofing estimate. Address Dept. 508.
GLELPH SIF EE j 1 fid Factories also at'.
i4
.Rl_STON O .N. 1Vl
,ti ontreal and.Toronto
Nj'alters of E.S.P, 5ee1-truss Barns-StatIte Nails---Ja",etaaay Poultry Equipment
All ., along the route to Ottawa,
there were numerous small commun-
ities and each had its full quota of
citizens lined along the railway lino.
I happened to notice one impressive I where Her Majesty graciously laid
thing, an aged man was standing in the corner stone and delivered an
the midst of a field of about twenty address; this was, I am informed,
acres and he was at the salute I the first address The Queen has ever;
sincerely hope he was there when the made on the radio and her voice would
Royal Party passed; it was noticeable be heard over the world. The weath-
that many children were trained sol er was ideal far such outdoor events,
bow and salute as the train passed. I At night the Parliamentary Ban -
Arrival in Ottawa, the capital city quer in the Chateau was a magma
of Canada was -a stirring event. There fr.cent friction.. All the leaders in
were miles of bunting and loyal de -:political life being honored with in -
aeration with the usual cheering vitations; four` of the press party
crowds. The press party was escort- received invitations, while another six
ed to the Chateau Laurier, the hotel had observer positions. I was one of
de luxe of Canadian people, where the latter and viewed a wonderful
we made our headquarters during our ,showing of the latest in evening wear
stay in the city. ifor both sexes. On the table on front
of the seat ,where Her Majesty was
The arrival of Their Majesties in' loeated, sat the huge Gold Bowl, the
this beautiful city was greeted with gift of the Canadian people to Their
a salute of 21 guns. Tha arrival took Majesties, •Outside the hotel 76,000
place at a specially erected platform people had gathered to see the King
in a suburb of the city, from whence and. Queen, for the announcement had
the triumphal procession connnenced. been made that they 'would. emcee;
I had thea distinct honor of a place, one slipped up and Their Maj -
in •the Senate Chamber where history, esties ware not advised of this public
was written; here it was that His: appearance. • During the banquet
Majesty sat for the first time on His Prime Minister 1{ing was advised
Canadian Throne and gave royal as -; that the crowd was getting out of
sent to seven bills, which as a re-' hand and he immediately emennuni-
sult of this graciotdsl act, has be• I carted indirectly with the officials
Conte law, Seated on His •Majesty's 1 and innnediately Their Majesties
left, on her Throne, was Our Grac-' were •advised of the crowd awaiting
ious Queen, dressed in regal grandeur their. appearance. They left the ban -
and. wearing that charming street'guee room and went on the balcony
smile which has already endeared her to be acclaimed with tremendous
to the millions of people who have' cheers and the National Anthem; at
seen her. The Senate Chamber was - this time it was pouring rain' but
a most gorgeoua,scene; it was Pack' nothing daunted the populace.
ed with. Senators •with 'their ladies;
and members of the aristocracy of. Early Sunday morning it rained
the capital; the galleries were throng -I heavily and, did not promise a very
ed with a galaxity of color; facing pleasant' day for the Unveiling of
the throne were several members of the National War Memorial. How -
Their Majesties suite in their full ever, as the time approached, "King's
dress uniforms, while the ladies were Weather" again prevailed and' in
stunning in their evening attire. Fol.,' beautiful sunshine, Their Majesties
lowing the formal announcements, drove to the Memorial. The crowd
the Black Rod retired to the House around the Memorial and on all avail -
et Commons and summoned the' able positions within sight, number
Member of that House to attend in' 200,000, it is 'clainted.a Standing at
the Senate' Chamber to ,tear His the edge of the press stand but opt -
Gracious Majesty give assent to sone' side the barrier was a small lad, who
bilis. There was e huge crowd of eagerly eyed my arm band and • 01 -
the Members packed behind the bar ficial badge. Having lads of my own.,
01 the chamber, (Members of the I aproeched and handed him a copy
House of Commons are not permitted of the official program and he short-
to be on the floor of the Senate ly said, "Will you kindly autograph
Chamber' until; but that's another it, sir?" however, T assured him the
story.) I document would ' be more valuable
1 without that appendage. His mother
During the afternoon the members tools a snapshot el the lad and me-
et the press party each received an' and suggested she would sena
engraved card from, His Excellency,' ci. copy. if I would give my ad-
The Governor General, The Lorci dress. This I gave as ''Royal Train,
Tweedsmuir, announcing by Cons: Canada," This is just one of the
Mand of Their Majesties, the press many human Couches I have noticed
members were to attend a reception, or, this long trip.
at Government house that afternoon"'i On the platfai m. before the train
This was the highlight 01 the tip left Ottawa was Mr,, S. J. Hunger -
so far for the writers; lined aroun•
d
a reception room in. single -file, we ford, Presi<lent of the • Canadian
National Railways, and a •number
awaited the entry ofTheir Mitdestiee; of the Directors. They were there to
roan• wondered what to do, but this biri on. offioial adieu to .Their alai_
fear or dread was soon dispelled when °sties.
the Ring, accompanied by the Queen,
entered and in a most htformal man-' For many miles out of Ottawa
nen walked aronnd, the circle and there were crowds,alon,g the railway
greeter' 'each one present. Iter Maj- tight-o:I'.-way and all had a' cheer for
:sty crime , first, and Mr. Walter the tl:'ain. Tire Royal Train, I, -act:
Thompson, the Chairman of the Press informed, was given a splendid send:-
Committee,
endCommittee, introduced 'each one lay off. Arrival at Kingston, we had
announcing the name and the paper' five initiates to view the arrival of
they represented. Whorl it came this Their! Majesties before the Pilot train
write'r's turn, `1 was designated as hacl to ,novo oar, This old and 'chant_
Past President of, the Canadian ing city had most elaborate arrange
Weekly Press and sole representative meats made for thea receptidn but
of almost a theusand.weekly news ->owing to the eniwoicla.ble, delay 'on
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papers,. Al;Ai; this Iter Majest shook the Atlantic, Megaton bac, to have
hands' and said "yeti have some task'•; its pregame revised. The a•est'ricted
i-Iis Majesty said "wonderful", l'he plans called; far thirty-five minutes
impression this writer formed eats be drive, following the presentation of
certain citizens. Here, by the way, Regarding the Woodbine function
there was an amusing situation, air -where a very disappointing crowd,
using to me :but not ito those who as 'far as lsae, saw the horse of
were„effected; whoever', was' to, make George 1VIoQullagh vein; there was
the presentations after. His Worship leech regret and decided expression
the Mayor and' his wife had been given by the crowd that the jockey
presented, failed to do their job and was not presented to His ,Majesty.
my, oh my, there were some ret The crowd yelled "take the jockey
faces. Kingston stole • a march an up, take the jockey up” but the gal -
all the rest of Canada for they de-I1ant ,jockey was not presented and
'Mined Their Majesties one hour it was certainly his handling of the
longer than • had been planned, -with horse which brought it in first.
the result the Pilot train was halted, Personal titbits. His Majesty at -
in order to keep "the block". On tends to matters of state while on
the outskirts: of Cabourg' the both the Royal train between stops; Her
trains were sidetracked for the night, Majesty spends much time reading
and one minute after the pilot, train ' and in conversation with her. Ladies
was stopped, h' tested the train tele -I in Waiting; presumably on matters
phone'' and called lily good friend,' of dress, etc. Their Majesties _ have
Clarence Charters, at Brampton, to expressed a command that the Royai
consultwith him. tiain.be slowed up at every :place
where the •engineer of the locomotive
Arriving in Toronto, the Queen sees a large gathering' of citizens;
City; the reception was yet another this is communicated' to the King by
triumpher entry. of Canada's King a bell in his car' which is attached
and Queen, to: one;, of, the principal to a button in the locomotive, •
cities of the Dominion, and the
come was a real emotional affairs. -The The There has been, a tremendous de-
press, separated on.arrival, .same go -mend upon the. occupants of the
ing te- the City Hall. I was assigned Pilot train for letters from' M -„l1 a train;
this is due to ,the fact all lettere
a reserved seat over ' but to the right bear the postmark which is composed
of the Royal Standard with the words
of the two Throne chairs. I had a "Royal Train”; T have mailed about
splendid view ‚ef' this -historic occaslon,a dozen each any, so far.'
and enjoyed having many distinguish- We are in daily contact with the
ed citizens of the province pointed outside w
out to me, as.they .occupied .reserved Winnipeg citizens augmented by
200,000 thousand ' from outside the
city, many of them from the United
States, gave Their Majesties a real
western acclaim; the rain • which
had been falling all the morning did
not appear to dampen the enthusiasm.
It -was noticeable that His Worship
were very dignified but IoyaI Ontario Mayor, Queen was the only' one of
citizens, for there were many from the city father's to wear a silk hat,
out.of the city. of Toronto, cast dig- the rest of the Aldermen wore the
pity aside and a wild burst of ap- regular' head wear. The singing of
plause greeted their beloved Sov-
ereigns.
The Dionne' Quintuplets, who had
been enjoying a private presentation
to Their Majesties, were brought
through the Legislative Chamber and
all those present enjoyed a, very lov-
ely sight. • f, do not care to enlarge
on this story of the Quints as it will
be played up by the daily writers.
Hart House Luncheon was ,another
glorious function. This writer was
honored ' with an invitation to this
event, also to. Woodbine Park for the
running of the King's Plate Race. H.
E. Rice, Vice-president of the C• W.
N. A, and Mrs. Rice,. also represent-
ed the Ontario Weeklies at the Kant
Htluse luncheon.
Another history snaking day is
about to end. Shortly Their Majesties.
will be given a loyal send-off by
Toronto, the city of beauty -with a
grand future.
to the Parliament Buildings, there to
orad by means of the radia,
seats- on the .floor of the• Chamber.
I was quick to find Mr. and hjrs. C
V. Charters, of Brampton; Mr.zi ed
Mrs. James, of Bowmanville, and Mr.
and Mrs. A. 0. Hebb, of Newmarket,
seated convenient to the Hon. George
Howard' Ferguson and Mrs. Fergus.
on The proceedings in the Chamber
Bythe way I am in pullman car
"Bowmanville" which daily reminds
me of nay dear friend, George James,
our Immediate Past President.
After leaving Toronto ave were all
deeply impressed with a huge crowd
gathered at Midhurst; here it was
estimated that 5,000 autos could be
seen and the people went wild with
delight; there -was a profusion ea
decorations.
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several massed choirs of children in
this city left a deep impression on •
Their, Majesties. In fact the first
western city to greet the Sovereign
did it in a manner which was
colossal.
' Have just returned to train after
driving in Royal procession for 21 -
houts amid wild display of loyalty.
All records of cheering have been s
broken in Winnipeg.
Rent Paid With Furs
During the visit of Their Majesties the King and Queen to Winnipeg,
on May 24, P. Ashley Cooper, Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, .
paid King George "rent" with two black beaver pelts. His Majesty is
shown here as he received the two skins, with Queen Elizabeth looking
on. CBC's microphones, which carried the ceremony to a nation-wide
network, are seen in the foreground: Atop the Fort Gary Gate two CBC
commentators, R. T. Bowman and Patrick Freeman, give word -pictures of
the presentation, The elk heads, presented as part of the ceremony, are •
visible at right and extreme left One weighs 300 pounds, the other 200
pounds.
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RECOMMENDED - ALTERNATIVE ROUTES
, iNG'S HIGHWAYS
"SAFETY' AND COMFORT”
ROUTES, TO ROYAL
CELEBRATIONS
With the arrival of Their Majesties
King' George and • Queer. Elizabeth.
less' than a week off, Minister oi'
Highways Hon. T. 'B, McQueeten to-
day reinforced his program fare re-
ducing accidents throughout Ontarro.
during the Royal visit.
1ticQuesten said- every effort
was being made by his department
to avoid any :serious traffic: mishaps
which might mar htlte pleasure of
Their Majesties' torr. The program
was designed as a tribute to Xing
George and his keen interest inac-
cident prevention.
The highways minister urged all
motorists to cooperate in attempts
being made to prevent heavy conges-
tion on roads leading to cities where
the Royal party will pay formal' and
extended visits.
Mr. MoQuesten pointed out that
the King's Highway system near
these eitjee would be heavily congest-
ed with motor 'traffic coming from
distant points. He felt that . motorists
who lived, comparatively close to
these cities aright reach their des-
tination with Much more comfort and
convenience if they used the many
good secondary .roads available to
them,
He also suggested that many mot-
orists corning from distant points'
'would find these secondary roads a
means of avoiding congestion and -de-
lay.
To the earl of promoting traffic •
safety and motoring comfort, depart
anent of highways engineers have
mapped out alternative routse which;
V followed, will relieve some of the
pressure on the train mattes and help
to avoid some of the heavy' conges-
tion. The map above emphasizes the
roads, apart from the principal high-
ways, by which motorists may travel
safely and comfortably to, see the:
Royal celebrations. ,