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Thursday',.February 15, 1934.
SINGS TO SAVE HOIVIE
Fritzi Scheff, toast of Broadway be-
fore the war, who is singing in a New
York taproom to raise funds to pre-
vent foreclosure on, her home.
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GORRIE
Y. P. S.
Miss Marjorie Baker, Missionary
Convenor, was in charge of the Y. P.
S.;eh'eld on Wednesday night in the
schoolrooms of the United Church.
Due to the intense cold not as large
a ;crowd :as usual were present to see
the views on,Central Indis,
when
pic-
tures
were shown of the lives and cus-
toms of this country... The lecture was
taken by the convenor:
Mr. Lloyd Cathers left for Moore-
field on. Monday where he will be in
the employ of the Canadian Bank of
Commerce for a time.
Miss Mary Maguire is visiting her
sister and other friends in Toronto.
Mr. George S. King spent the week-
end, with his brother, Jack King, in
London.
'Miss Mountain, of Londesboro, is
the guest of Dr. and Mrs. L. N. Whit-
ley.
Mr. _Gordon Barton has returned•
from T'oronto where he spent a few
'slays last week,
Miss Beryl Ashton has returned
home after visiting her sisters, Mrs.
W. Strangway and Miss Pauline Ash-
ton, in Sarnia, and friends in Seaforth.
Mr. Arthur Stephens spent a few
hays in Toronto last week.
Messrs. W. C. King and Thomas
Bradnock spent the week -end in To-
\Tonto.
Owing to the illness of Rev. Arthur
Leggatt, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church, there was no service here in
that Church on Sunday.
All cold weather recor••ds were shat-
tered' tiere on Friday when the tem-
perature reached a new low, reaching
54 degrees at 2 •a.ni., while at 8 a.ni.
it was still registering 52 degrees. On
Thursday morning it was plenty cold
at 40 degrees below.
The World Day of Prayer will be
held in the United Church here on
Friday -afternoon at 3 p,m. The theme
will be "Please;" This is open to all
women of 'the community, and all will
be made 'welcome.
The Ladies'' Aid of the Presbyter-
ian Church was held' in the Church on
Tuesday, afternoon; when a profitable
time was spent,,
Mr, Owen Hill spent the week -end
with his daughter, in Toeonto.
Mr. Harry King was a visitor with
friends in Toronto for the week -end,,
Mrs. Robt. Cathers who was been.
with her daughter, Mrs. Austin Haw-
thorne, near Listowel, f eturned home'
On. Saturday.
We are sorry to report the serious
illness of Mrs. Grieves, Mrs. Fred Ir-
win has been with her for the past.
week.. Her many friends will wish her,
a speedy recovery.
Miss Janet Murray has returned af-
ter visiting friends in Kippen.
The citizens of this community re-
sponded very heroically to the urgent
need of their fellow-ictizens, and for
which Mr. and Alrs. Joseph Sander-
son extend their heart -felt thanks.
Dr. Armstrong received. the sad
news on Monday of the death of his
sister, Mrs. Laird, of Hartford, Conn.
in her 81st year.
Bora—Ort Monday, Feb. 12th, to
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Harper, a daught-
er.
OBITUARY
Robert, John Leech
We have received an announcement
of the death of another pioneer of
this village in the person of Mr. Robt.
John Leech of Detroit, who was one
of the first settlers in this district.
Many of the older residents of this
village will, no doubt, remember him
well. The >following is an obituary.
taken from a Deroit paper.
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F. k OMUTH
Phm.B., R.O.
Phone 118. Harriston
Huron & Erie Debentures are
a legal investment for
executors and trustees.
Safe for estates funds. Safe
for, the hard earned savings
of individuals.
Funeral services for Robert John
Leech, widely known in lumber cir-
cles in Detroit and Ontario, were held
at 2.30 p.m. Monday in the Wesley
Chapel of the Metropolitan Methodist
Church. Burial was in Oakville, Ont.
Mr. Leech, who was 88 years old,
died Saturday at his home, 1502 Haz-
elwood. Ave., Detroit, after an illness
of six months. He was born in New-
boro, Ont., and while a boy went with
his father and nine uncles to the wilds
of Western Ontario. Clearing the for-
est on the Maitland River and con-
structing a dam, they established the
town of Leechville, now called Gor-
rie, Ont. Mr. Leech became the mill-
er at the ,grist mill there and later
he and his brother Edward operated
the sawmill.
Later he moved to Toronto and
was in the lumber business there for
several years. He came to Detroit in
1902 and joined his two brothers,
Charles W., wlio clicd a year ago, and
Edward W., in the Charles W. Leech
Lumber Co. He retired several years
ago
He was an activemember of the
Metropolitan Methodist Church and
of the Bible Class of the Rev. 'Ai. S.
Rice. One of ,his daughters, Adelaide,
a school teacher, here,died six months
ago. He is survived by another dau-
ghter Hattie C., a teacher at the
Moore School, and.a brother, Edward fined to her home through illness.
W. The service in connection with the
World's Day of Prayer will be held
in the United Church, on Friday af-
ternoon of tills week.
Robt. Gibson intends moving into
Miss Ada Gallaher's housle near the
sawmill, where it will be much more
convenient for his work.
FIREMEN FIGHT THREE HOURS WHENN
E . BLAZE GUTS NORTH BAY STOREa i gaited tc produce the wheat alone,
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not including land :being sutumcr-tale
Three 'families were forced out of
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their apartment homes and four tor-
es were gutted with loss of almost
their entire stock in a fire which rag-
ed for three hours in below zero wea-
ther at North 'Ba`y. Two blocks in
the business section tion were affected by
the fire and damage is estimated at
$100,000. It was. only after frantic
work that firemen were able to pre
vent the- fire from.spreading farther
and possibly razing the whole town.
ing at 'United Church last week. They INSTITUTE HOLD
are meeting as usual this week.
SOCIAL EVENING
tis at points in Western Canada where
grasshoppers are a serious pest. The
praying mantis is remarkable for its
United Church. Congregational Ban- The February, meeting of the Wro- grotesque figure and for holding its
quet xeter Women's Institute will be held formidable fore -legs in a manner sg-
The banquet to be held on . Friday on Friday evening, Feb. 23rd at 8 gesting hands folded in prayer—hence
evening, Feb. '16th, at 6.30, in the' en. in their rooms, when the mem- its name. However, the mantis preys
schoolroom of the church, will be an bers a.ree asked to bring their bus- on other insects and its devout atti-
event.of special .interest •in the his- band or a friend. A debate "Resolve fade merely covers its tensest mo
tory of the congregation. It is .ex- ed that reading has a reater' educe ments of watchfulness.
petted 200 will be present and an. in- . tionsl value than travel,"
" will be in
teresting programme of toasts and charge of four High School girls. The Grain Feeding
musical numbers is being prepared. affirmative by Marjorie 'Waller and In all grain feeding it must be kept
--- Marjorie Paulin, arid the negative by in mind that the product being used
Mission Band • ° Lily Waller and Lenore Higgins. is an expensive one and can under no
The Mission Band will hold their I .'The 'remainder of the programme circumstances be used in the feeding
monthly meeting on Saturday after- lis { in charge of a committee, ind pro -
noon at 2 p.m. In the basement of the irises to be most Interesting. Mem-
United Church. All children in the• bers please note change of date and
community are invited to attend. hour.
The Fordwich Junior and our local
C. S. Boys, had a friendly hockey
EUCHRE AND
game in town one night last, week.
The locals were victorious, the score DANCE HELD
being 3-1. —
The Library Board held• their sec -
Mr, Lloyd Cathers of the Bank of and Euchre and Dance of the season
Commerce staff, 'has been transferred 'on' Wednesday evening last. In spite
to Moorefield. ° of the severe ..weather there was a
\' rink of curlers comprised of G. splendid crowd, 22 tables were play-
A.
A. Gibson, Ar""chic. Edgar, L. Hupfer ed. Miss Margaret Wright and Mr.
and J. A. Allen attended the bonspiel Howard Wylie, be;ng prize winners
i a for,higliest score. An. interesting Mot d y
Mrs. P. S. Milligan has been con- tare was a guessing contest, on total
number of points, Miss Doris Mus-
grove and Mr. Jack McTavish, hav-
ing nearest guess.
Delicious refreshments were `served
and the .remainder of the evening was
spent in dancing. Music was suppled
by G. Brown, F. Earls, E. Ball, T.
Grant and J. Young.
or finishing of low grade or indifier-
AUXILIARY HEAR
ABOUT ST. VALENTINE'
'The.. Evening Auxiliary entertained
their husbands and firends:at,the home
of Rev. and Mrs. Butt, Gorrie, Mon-
day evening,' twenty-four in all being
present. The meeting opened with
hymn 252, followed by the Lord's
Prayer in unison. IVliss Marjorie I3a-
ker react the Scripture lesson found
in Psalm 97. Miss Alexandria Hamil-
ton an article oil SteStewardship, which
was followed by hymn 374.' At this
period the pastor took the study chap-
ter from `;Living Issues in China"
dealing with the educational side of
China. The Roll Call was responded
to by payment of fees. Miss Evelyn
Stephen gave an instrumental which
wasenjoyed by all. Miss Evelyn Dane
gave a talk in keeping with the Val-
entine season, entitled "St. Valentine"
this being followed by a Valentine
song by Misses Catherine and Mar-
garet Butt, after whilst a social time.
was spent, and lunch was served, Miss
Evelyn Dane moved a very hearty
vote of, thanks to the Bost and host-
ess,
ostess, after which all went home feeh,
tag an enjoyable evening 'had been
spen t.
is paid upon $100 and over
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for , 2, 4, 4 or 5 years.
'.A lioatians are accepted, 1 v'
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INSURANCE ARO y
REAL ESTATE
Wingham - Ontario
' .. Interest Rates` Are Falling, ,
Other Companies Are Only Payin
41%. Act Nowt''
W ROXETE R
Miss Flora McTavish has boon un-
der the doctor's care for the past
week. We are pleased to know she is
improving.
Mrs, t•Teinbly,,of Palmerston, spent
the week -end with her husband and
;o. Mr. mid Mrs Sawtell. We un-
derstand
tlerstand IVMI°. arid Mrs. Ilanibly Who
were Married' recently, are: going to
take up residence in„our village.
Mr: Jim rattlite's many friends are
glad to see hint able to be on the
street again after a serous illness.
There teas no Young I eOple s Meet -
W: M. S. HOLD
SPLENDID MEETING
The February meeting of the W.
M. S. of the United Church' was held
at the home of Mrs, Munro, Wrox-
eter;
rox-ete ; Thursday afternoon, and,'cl.espite
the severity of the weather, was well
attended.
Mrs. T. Gibson Was in charge of
the devotional 'period and opened the.
meeting with the Hymn "Hark the
glad sound. a Saviour conies,” follow-
ing with prayer. The Scritpure read-
ing, the story of ,the restoration of
the blind 'man by ljesus, was taken
from Lake 18, after »which prayers .torte Waller. At the .Close refresh -
Were offered by Mrs. Tinini. and Ivlrs• i cits were served.
Wearring,. and the hymn "What a
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Friend we have' in Jesus," was sung.
The President, Mrs, R..Stocks, then
proceeded with ai short business ses-
sion which included. arrangements,for
the Easter ;Thank -Offering service.
.rill ill call was answeiect, by a
verse, contaning the word "Watch"
Mrs, 5,Lovell, herald for Japan,
dram an article by Miss -M Addison,
portrayed be a very interesting ,way,
threeiris' schools in Japati, anti told
g
how deep. t, their is t h >ir a Plpreciation of what
is being done fClr theta by the Women`
of Canada through the W. M. S.
Mrs. T. Meahan favored with an
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ti,o able piano selection wily the Sea
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cpoft'lalilce,sr `.Che Study nook was then
taken up antra splendid review .of the
4th chapter ,"Can China. Support her
Millions" made, -by. Mrs. W. S. Mc -
I ',erchcr, The W', M. S. hymn was
sung .,and the meeting closed with a
prayer by Mrs. Stocks,
ently bred animals. Not only must
the animals be of approved types, but
experience has clearly shown that cer-
tain kinds of farm animals greatly ex-
cel others in their ability to utilize the
i feeds provided. Especially is this true
in connection with the feeding of
grains: Poultry would probably lead
the list in this regard ,with the pig
standing a .close 'second in its ability
to manufacture feed grains into meat
economically. The dairy cow, because
of her ability to give off from her
body immense quantities of milk dur-
ing a long lactation period, Would
rank third, followed by beef cattle and
sheep.—Professor A. 111. Shaw, Uni-
versity of Saskatchewan.
GIRLS' MISSION CIRCLE
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The February meeting of the Wro-
xeter Girls' Mission • Circle was held
on Friday evening last at the honkie
of Miss Lily' Waller. For the first
part of the meetings the girls' wor-
ship service for Worldy of Pray-
er was carried out. Following this,
Miss Daisy Stocks gave a talk pn the
Study Book, A discussion was held
regarding the autograph quilt and in.
the absence of Eva Musgrove, Velma
Higgins 'was tirade a captain. An in-
vitation to hold the March meeting at
the home of Edith Martin was accept-
ed, when the 5th chapter of the Study
Book will be taken up'by Miss Mar -
News and Information
For The Busy Farmer
The Praying Mantis
In the co-operative efforts of the
Dominion and Provincial Departments
of Agriculture and the various Inuni-
cipalitiee eel(' farming societies for the
lowed in preparation for the wheat.
Farm Size Increase
The increase in. the size of Caned
tan farms, particularly in the spring
wheat area, isattributivemainly to
improvements in farm machinery and
to the introduction of mechanical
power. According to figures of the
Economics Branch Dominion Depart-
ment of Agriculture ,during the 20 -
year period from 1871 to 1891 there
was practically no change in the av-
erage size of farms the acreage be-
ing •reported as slightly in excess of
97 acres for each census year. From
19,01 to 1931 the acreageexpanded
rapidly from 124.1 acres to 224.5 a .e-
res. Using Saskatchewan to illustrate
the change in the spring wheat area,
it will be found that the acreage per
farm increased rapidly since 1911 with
but a slight change from 285.1 acres
to 295,2 acres per farm for the dec-
ade preceding that year. In -1931 the
average size of farm in Saskatchewan
was 408 acres. Acres of improved
land increased from 83.5 to 245.9 ac-
res, or nearly 200 per cent. Ther in Venice, has had many honors con-
was approximately the same increase ferred upon him by the' governments
in the number of acres sown to wheat. of France and Italy.
DIES 'STJDDENLY
Signor J. A. Carboni, well-known in.
Canadian and European musical cir-
cies, who died following a brief ill-
ness.
llness. Signor Carboni, who was bora
Producing Turkey Meat
Experiments show that when tur-
keys are fed without free range, it
of mixed
n a half pounds
takes five and
grain to produce one pound of flesh,
but as .at least'99 per cent. of the
turkeys in Canada are fed with free
range, these figures cannot apply, says
Mr. F. C. Elford, Dominion Poultry
Husbandman.' Figures obtained in the
three Prairie Provinces, where 75 per
cent. of Canada's turkeys are grown,
show that 50 to 60 pounds of grain
will produce a 16 -pound turkey. But
in order to be conservative, 64 pounds
of grain may be allowed for the 16 be readily admitted. This careless at
pounds of turkey meat, or four pounds titude must be changed. The reclean -
of feed to one pound of flesh. Tur- er on the combine or separator,' pro
keys brought to the farmer an aver- perly operated, followed by the fan -
age of 9 cents per pound in 1932 (18 ping mill and disc grader, would. do
cents in 1931). At the 1932 average much in controlling weeds." The bull -
price a 16 -pound turkey brought $1.44, etin "Weeds and Weed Seed" issued
paying a gross return of $2.25 per cwt. by the Dominion Department of Ag -
for the grain and $1.40, 91 cents, and riculture, discusses the matter of seed.
86 cents for wheat, barley, and oats, cleaning fully with illustrations.
or an increase for each of these per
bushel of $1.09, 71 cents, and 67 cents.
'Control of Weeds
Speaking at the World's Grain Con-
ference the mechanical.
at Regina g
control of weeds in the spring wheat
region, Mr. J. G. Haney of the Agri-
cultural Extension Department, Inter-
national Harvester Company, said "1
would: put the fanning mill at the
head of the list of weed control ma-
chines and there is much room for iin7-.
provenent in design and use of seed
cleaning machines. - :Carlessness in.
sowing weed seed is probably respon-
sible for more weed trouble than will
Lamb Feeding Opportunity
There is an excellent opportunity
for groups of farmers in the vicinity
of Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Win-
nipeg. Moose Jaw, Saskatoon, Regina,
Prince Albert, Calgary and Edmonton
if they could be interested in lamb
feeding, AIr. A. A. MacMillan, of the
Dominion Live Stock Branch, told the
'World's Grain Conference. At the.
above-mentioned points a supply of
feeder lambs are readily available ev-
ery year. If groups of farmers under-
took lamb feeding, the freight /from
feedlot
stockyard or abattoir to the ,
would be reduced. The making up of
carloads of finished lambs would be.
easy and cacti group of farmers would
benefit by the experience of neigh-
bors. Thousands of sheep raisers in
both Eastern and Western Canada
could increase returns from the lanilis
by resorting to' careful 'selection at
weaning time, marketing only those
that are finished and. of desirable
weight, and putting the balance into
the feted lot for' a short-term feeding
period, .
Canadian Fowls Granary
It is entiniatcd that Canada's poul-
try consumed over 85,000,000 bushels
of mixed grain in 1031, this estimate
being based upon an average cot,-
sumptio of 65' pounds for over 65,-
000,00
5,
000,00 head. The various grains, says
'c t<trol of grasshoppers, no possible the T)ominion Poultry Husbandman,
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means ;of., exterminating the plague is that enter this mixture, with an esti-
overlooked. numbers During last fall.. certain.
members.of are: • Wheat, 34;
f the staff of the Dominion millions) of each, a
Parasite asifie T.abnratory at • .Belleville On- barley, 21; oats, 11, and other grains,
t<t,r iii cnllarted egg Masses of the 13, that is 40, 25, 20, and 15 per cent.
praying mantis in the Belleville -Nap- respectively, This means that at the
Cain
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average e r
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' •easingl abundant during the lath), of 15.8 bushels of wheat, 21.5 btts-
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past threeyears. • The praying mantis duels of barley, and 29.8 bushels of
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feed to a large extent on grasshoppers 'oats. it` took over 4,000,000 acres to
and the eggs have been collected with grow the grain that was marketed
poultry 0£ this
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the intention of investigating the taps- ithrough the 1
sibility of colonizing the praying Iran- ,average, over 2,000,000 acres were re-
Lamb Feeding Enterprises
Many farmers who. have plenty of
feed and suitable accommodation can
.not buy feeder lambs due to lack of
money, says Mr. A. A. MacMillan,
Dominion Live Stock Branch. On the
other hands, many sheep ranchers
feel that their lambs are to some ex-
tent sacrificed at time of sale due to
the fact that they have had to take
the price offered. In Southern Alber-
ta some very satisfactory results have
been obtained where the ranches has
entered into an agreement with the
Strip Farming For Drift
Where precipitation is less plentiful,
the moisture, stored in the fallow is
too valuable for any of it to be sacri-
ficed for producing a cover crop, and:
it is necessary to finis other means of
drift control. Of all measures adopt-
ed to meet this situation, strip farm-
ing has been of the most value. It
should be stated frankly, However,,
says Mr. A. E. Palmer, Dominion Ex-
perimental Station, Lethbridge, Alta.,
that although stripping is a most ef-
fective and practical method of con-
trolling soil drifting, it does not en -
feeder on an agreed feeding plan, both tirely prevent it and so must be ac -
rancher and feeder sharing in the en- companied by careful cultural prac-
hanced value of the lambs at the time tice. For convenience strips are laid,
of marketing. he recent experiment
also of extending the season of fresh
lamb from Southern Saskatchewan
through the agency of the Dominion
Department of Agriculture and plac-
ed for `finishing With twenty-six far-
iners in Ontario this winter has prov-
ed most successful, and promises to
become a regular practice.
out either directly north and south, or
east and west, whichever is the more
nearly at right angles to the direction
of the most severe winds. The idea
that strips are of value only where
drifting winds come from but one dir-
ection does not seem to be correct.•
as they furnish direct protection from
all winds striking them at any angle.
a�s Sale Of
ear
Men's 15 in. Leather Tops, Reduced to $4.29
Men's 12 in. Leather Tops, Reduced to $3.79
Boys' 10 in. Leather Tops, Reduced to $2.98
Men's 4 islet Ben Bur Low Rubbers $2.49
Men's 6 islet Black, Low Rubbers , $2.19
Men's Rubber Boots, from $2.49 up to $3.98
Men's Overshoes ..... . from $1.98 up to $3.00
Men's Low Rubbers
Women's Rubberc
190
>abb er Boots, Sizes +4 to 8 $ $
Misses' Rubber Boots, Sizes 11 to�2 $1:.89
Rubber Boots, Sizes to 10 $1.57
Child's e ,. .
Woman's Solite 2 dome Rubbers $1..59
Women's Gaytees, Brown or Black . , . . , , $2.19
Women's Plains Over.Rubbers' . '..... 69c to 75
Good Heavy All Wool Sox 3 pairs for 98c
y " All Wool Sox . 3 pair for 87c
Good medium Heavy
Ordinary Work Sox, ..... .. per pair 25c.
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Horsehide Leather Coats at , . , . ... .
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Horsehide Leather Windb;ieakers at ..',$8.50
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