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Football. Team Wins Home
Game; Loses, Return
lYtatch.
01'"1'ICIAL OPENING
Seafortlf'e baseball team: made a
wdixtbeinning rally to' pat them inethe
lead 6i-4 in the ropenimg game of the
3iueen-Perth•: League here on Friday,
June 4th, whew Exeter made their
bete at the recreation • . grounds. A
good crowd was on band. W. H.
Golding, M.P., opened) the season by
tossing a few strikes oyer the plate.
to Dr. E. A. McMaster, president of
the. See -forth Athletic Association.
Exeter turned the . tables on 'their
,own grounds an Monday, . June 7th,
When they piled up . a 1541 count on
the locals. While the baseball.,. team
.were tasting defeat the .football team
dropped a close and hard-fought game
to Bayfield, 1-0. Like the baseball
team, the football team bas won its
home game and lost two close deci-
atons awaay. They defeated " Clinton
2-1 at home and then were.. forced to
take a back seat when the strong St.
Golumban eleven defeated them 1-0
ern their sown. gross/Ida eThe third
• game was at Bayfield. on Monday ev-
ening with Bayfiel'. getting the 1-0
victory. ,
Seaforth Wins Over Exeter
A third' strike single off Olen: Chris -
tie's bat . put Seaforth in the lead by
bringing home two runners in the
sixth inning of last Friday's ball game.
Exeter were held scoreless in the
:seventh and the grime was' called on
account of darkness. Interest has
been lagging in baseball in the Hast
few years but it was revived in the
Exeter -Seaforth game, Th e fans
-were well pleased with the showing.
Ross Rennie on the mound for Sea -
while
only
Ruined
ten:batters,
Sea -
forth ned
three errors were chalked up against
his teammates.
Two long ramming catches' were
made in deep centre 'field that drew
ao'nd cheers from the fans of both
sides. J. Creech picked off the ball
Timm' epecotleicular Itashion after Fred
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C,on 1udes
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Fix Streets
Work is being rushed on, Sea-
forth's back streets in peeper*
tion for oiling. Durin g the past
week the street committee has had
the county power grader at work
levelling and fiiling,,holes: As soon
asthis work is completed, oil will
be applied.
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sines
Jane Session (Ago' Atl t
• Well Known Zurich, ',strict
Residents Pass- .Away
After Illness;';
NEWS OF ZVRICH
Council Lets Contracts For
Decorating Certain -Court
House' Offices.
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TO PLAY DONKEY
BASEBALL SATURDAY
Athletic Association Spon-
ors Laugh Producing
,Sport.
NEXT SESSION IS
Seaforth and district will see its
first game of donkey baseball here . on
Saturday evening when teams picked
from players of Mitchell, St. Colum -
ban, Brussels, Winthrop and Sea -
forth will play at the Lions Park. The
game here is under the auspices of
the. Seaforth Athletic Assaciatio*+
Despatches to daily papers in re-
cent days indicate the immense popu-
larity which the sport has enjoyed
in other centres, Tillsonburg bad a
crowd of 3,000 people, St. Marys file
ed its park.
Special lighting, which will be in-
staIled, makes it possible to play the
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game at might. It will start sharp at
7-45 p.m. 7.
Choir and Class
CHANGED TO NOV.
Huron county council concluded its
June meeting on Friday. It will meet
again on November 16th.
Before doing so council appointed
Reeve R. Bowman, if Brussels and
Mrs. Nelson Trewartha of ,Clinton to
the Mothers' Allowance and., Old Age
Pensions board! representing the. `coun-
ty council and recommended .to the
provincial government that R., E.
Turner, Goderich, Williami: Mole and
rs. Merton. Reid, of eale e
'Moos;aioko
to had rut a long high fly that like .safe three bagger: wee. ' onor Bride-to-be
The choir- of Northside United
Church, following practice on Thurs-
day evening last, went to the ',home
of Rev. T. A. and Mrs. Carmichael to
hold their election of officers and
make preparations foretrhe fall work.
The following officers were elected:
Hon: pres., Dr. F. J. Burrows; pres.,
Mrs. .E. C. Chamberlain; 1st vice-
pres., Mies Mabel Turnbull; secretary,
Mrs. E. H. Close; treasurer, Sane
Scott; flower fund committee, Misses
Ruth Thompson,, Maud Ferguson, Ann
McNay; social con4anittee, Miss Mar-
garet Crich, Mrs. F. J. Bechely, Miss
Jean McLean.
two runners on bases. Rex McGre-
gor else got into the limelight by
spearing a hard catch on the edge of
illi, territory and tlhen whipping the
ball to E. Rennie at second for a dou-
ble play. . If the team can' continue
to improve their game, they will have
no lack of followers.
R. H. E.
Seaforth 200 012 5 7 3
Exeter 010 3000 0 4 7 2
f4AFORTH--,E. Rennie, 2b-; 3.
Wright, lb.; E. Bell, s.s.; W. Merriam,
3b.- A. Hildebrand, e.; F. Willis, •11.;
'ice McGregor, c.f.; J. Dunlop (R. Ven-
ters), r.f.; R ,Rennie, p.
• eleatIERI—Beavers, 2b.- F. Creech,
$,,e-- M. Deering, 1b-; L. O'Brien, 2b.;
J. Creech, c.f.; P. -Lawson„ Lf-; R.
Creech, c.; W. Ryckmam, r.f.; A. Fras-
ad, p -
Umpires --B. Ford, Exeter; Bert
Saw, Seaforth.
Football Line-up
Goal, 11. Bell; backs, D. Silas, G.
Kruse; halts, A. Nicholson., J. Nichol -
von, H. Nicholson- forwards, J. Con-
n -lit, 3. Flannery, F. Sills, J. Hughes,
Vedaysonr- spares, Bob Gemmell,
C. Flannery.
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the government representatives •on
the board. County Clerk J. M. Rob-
erts was appointed secretary of the
board.
To equalize the assessments of the
several municipalities the following
amounts were set: General purposes,
$86,328.79; :highways, $75,261; provin-
cial hi ways, $15,494.80.
Bylaws were passed authorizing the
borrowing of $150,000 for highway pur-
poses, and $110,000 for general ac-
count, .and $42,360 -for school purpos-
es. • -
R. Turner, the Clerk, • Treasurer,
Warden, J. Huckins, Geo. Feagan, and
Wilmot Haacke were appointed to ar-
range for the annual county council
picnic.
'Considerable discussion followed an
appeal made personally by Mr. Shep-
herd of the Base Line, Hullett, for
some compensation for the loss of a
horse valued' at $180 which was drown-
ed when--he-went to the rescue, of a
car in whichwere a woman and two
children : when a dam broke in the
vicinity of his home. Many consider-
ed it an errand' of mercy; others that
the co
inty wasnot oti
cable
and that
the
,insurance company was. Finally it
was reconsmended to the road com-
mission that the claim be taken up
with the insurance company to seek
an adjustment. °
The report of .bh'e Road Commission
adopted on Friday provides for esti-
mated- expenditures of $141,260 on
county roads this year.
Council approved extensive decorat-
ing in the court house and awarded
contracts for work in the lower hail,
magistrate's office, sheriffs office,
county •clerk's office and law library.
(Complete Minutes oh Page '2)
IIS Office Clerk: "This letter's
e yerweight, madam. You'll have to
out another Diane -cent stamp on it."
Wow: "Wiell, of all things. Here
1' o mailed dozens of letters that were
anuderweighh- And noses d you want to
seem) me three cents because I'm
sending one that's just a teeny bit
,over •the limit. That's terrible. And
vim at oar own. post office toot"
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Women's "Institutes of Dis-
trict Review Activities of
Year and Prepare Plans
For 1938.
< :; 4:AMU' IiftWriNg
Mr. Harry Hbff>xran r attuu
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ed to -
his home at Dashwood frote gland,
where he . attended then coronation:
He has many interesting• °'cents of
his trip and the events ani ,England to
relate to his friends. si
Late Victoria Meyeire
'On June 2nd .Mrs. Victor a Meyers,
widow of the •late C. Sr.Meters, pass-
ed away at her late home* in Blake
in her 65Th year. Dece,aseelehad been
a life-long resident of this Semmunity
and was highly respected by all who
knew her: She had been 3n failing
,health for some years melted spent
the past winter at the h'om'e of her
,daughter in, Stephen Township, return-
ing in the spring to heir home in
Blake. Three sons and five; daughters
survive. The funeral washeldFri-
day, June 4th, interment tatting place
in Bayfield .cemetery. '
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Shorthorn Breeders
To Hold Picnic
A vote of thanks and appreciation
for the work being done by Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Stewart, choir leader and
organist, was moved by Miss ,Ruth
Thompson,. This was heartily endors-
ed by every member present.
The choir took this opportunity of
surprising and honoring Miss Maybelle
-Rands, one of their faithful members,
prior to her leaving town to make her
home in a new locality. Dr. Burrows
spoke on behalf of the choir aud
thanked Mise Rands for 'her interest
and helpfulness, and wished her suc-
cess and happiness, in her married
life. The presentation of a silver
cream and sugar and tray was made
by Miss Ruth- Thompson', Miss Rands
thanked the choir for the gift and
good wishes.
A moat delightful. lunch was served
by the social committee.
Sometires They Go,
Sometimes They Don't
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Late Cyprian Geoffrey
One of the oldest residents of this
section passed peacefully away on
Saturday at the age of 92 years in the
person of Cyprian Geoffrey; of near
Drysdale. Deceased had come to the
French Settlosnerit with hie parents at
the age of three years and'shad resid-
ed her since. His wife predeceased
shim some years ago. A family of
sons and daughters survive. The re-
mains' were lai-d to rest on'' Monday
in the. R: C. cemetery, Drysdale, Rev.
L, Marchand conducting the services.
A medicine company id&:' holding
nigihtly concerts in the town: hall here
this week.
Rev. E.-.,Tuerkheim is attending the
conference of the Lutheran
Church at
Hanover this week, and no services
will be- held in tbe local oimrch next
Sunday. Mr. F. C. Kalbfleiseh is also
attending as a.delegate.r: es
Mr. and Mrs. -Roland Geiger visit-
ed relatives in Welland over ;the week
ensu. . They also visited Ni era Falls
and Kitchener.
Mr.` Sim Ireland, of near Grand
Bend, who secured the' contract of
operating the township crusher and
trucking the material, mite the town-.
;ships' roads, has made good headway
with' the work. He has, three trucks
delivering the gravel and is averag-
ing 100 cubic yards a day from the
crusher. The ,class of material being
,manufactured is of excellent quality
and should be a benefit to the roads.
The many friends of Mr. Charles
Weber, who underwent an operation
at a London ,hospital one day last
week, will be pleased to hear that 'he
is making satisfactory progress.
Eckel's Bakery of town, is prepar-
ing to observe the first anniversary
on Saturday evening of this week and
will serve doughnuts and:' coffee to
their many friends and customersi
- The - district . annual meetings. of
South Huron Women a Institutes. was
held in the Town Hall, Zurich, with
a good attendance of each branch re-
presented.• There was a morning and
afternoon„ session.
The address of welcome was given
by Mrs: la Hese, to Which Mrs. R.
Kestle, of Hurondale,. very ably re-
plied.
The financial reports were given aril
also the reports of the various stand-
ing committees. Each one gave a
splendid report of their work done in
the district.
,Mrs, 3. Woodall, of Crediton, favor-
ed. the meeting with a reading entitled,
"The Women's Institute," to which
Miss Robson, of Ildertou, replied by
reading a poem of her own composi-
tion. Both readings were very much
enjoyed.
The afternoon session was opened
with a song, after which the guest
speaker, Miss Bess McDermand, of
Toronto, Superintendent of Women's
Institutes, very ably addressed the
meeting. She explained quite fully
the Co-operative in Hoene Economics,
and after some discussion it was de-
cided to take a course in Buyman-
ship. It was also decided to have a
Summery Day at Hensall August 17.
A very hearty vote of thanks was
tendered Mies McDermand for her
very instructive and educational _talk.
The , election of *officers then took
place which resulted as follows:. Hon.
pees? Miss N. Keddy, Hurondale;
press, Mrs. Arthur .Rundle, Hurondale;
1st
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vice-pres., Mrs.. E. Walker, Ex-
eter;
W
ete'r; 2nd vice-pres., Mrs. Glenn Mac-
Lean, Kipper; 3rd vice-pres., Miss
Maud MacLean, Hensall; sec.-treas.,
Mrs. Emmery Fahrner, Crediton;
Assist. sec: treas., Mrs. II. K. Eilber,
Crediton; Federate Rep., Mrs. A-•
Rundle, Hurondale; Alt. Federate
Rep., Mrs. M. W. Telfer, 'Credit -n:
District delegate to convention; Mrs.
F. Rathburn, Kippen; auditors, Mrs.
C. Zwicker and Mrs. H. K. Eilber,
Crediton; convenors of standing com-
mittee: Education, Mrs, Wilfred
Coleman, Seaforth; Home Economics,
Mrs. M. Beckle-r, Hurondale; Health
and Child Welfare, Mrs.- H. Neeb,
Zurich; Agriculture and Canadian In-
dustries, Miss N. -Keddy, Hurondale;
Legislation, Mrs, Elmer Lawson, Cred-
iton; Historical Research and Cur-
rent Events, Mrs. B. W. F. Beavers,
Exeter; Commuity. Activties and Re-
lief, Miss Maud MacLean, Hensall ;
Peace, Education and International
Relations, Mrs,, -Robert Simpson, Kip -
pen; Publicity, Miss Beatrice Manson,
Zurich.
Miss Durnin, county coach for jun-
ior work, gave a short talk along her
line of work.
Mrs. Gus Campbell, of •Mt. Brydges,
Federal Representative for this con-
vention' area, Brought greetings front
the Federate Board and in a few re-
marks expressed her pleasure of be-
ing present at this meeting.
Mrs. Elsner Lawson, Convenor of
The Perth -Huron Shorthorn Club,
for which Mr. Wm. Waldie is presi-
dent, is holding a Breeders' Picnic in
Queen Park, Stratford, on Tuesday,
June 15th.
Dr, G. L Christie, president of the
O.A.C., and W. A. Dryden, prominent
Shortih,orn breeder and manager of
the Royal. Winter Fair, are to be the
guest speakers. Picnic dinner will be
servedr at 12 o'clock, standard time,
and will be followed by a speaking
program and sports for everybody.
The officers of this newly formed,.
breed association extend a most cor-
dial invitation to all who- are inter-
ested, to join with them on the occa-
sion of their first picnic.
Ladies' Club Holds
Annual Picnic
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°Band Concert
Prggranine
Deposits. Iox
Penny Bank; deposits in :Sear::
forth dropper! ',front *1101058 iso.
$l 253,51 for'the;Year;ending April
1st, figures issued this week., indi- •
cate. Forty seven per. cent. pf the
Separate school pupils were de-
positors during. the period, while
only. 36 per . ;dent. 'Of' the Public'
school pupils took advantage of
penny bank facilities duringthe
same period.
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WORK - PROCEEDS
D PIER.
N BAYEIEL
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North Pier is Being Ex-
tended ' For Ninety
Feet. •
Mrs. Martin Cole and infant daugh-
ter returned to Lansing on Sunday' af-
ter spendihrg a few weeks with her
mother, Mrs. (Dr.) King.
Mr. and Mrs. 11. G. Hunter and
Mary Alice, of Butler, Pa., are guests
witch Mrs. Hunter's -Mother, Mrs. C.
Rogelzs. ,
.Mrs. Robert Watson and babe, of
Saskatchewan, arrived in; the village
last Friday and are spending the sum-
mer with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
F. A.Edwards.
Rev- and Mrs. H. F. Paul, of Wind-
sor, spent a day, in the village, being
the guests of Mrs. M. Woods.
Messrs. John Stewart, Jr. and Sr.,
of Ha tallt pa, spent tile week -end in
the village.
Mrs. Malcolm Fraser, of Fort Fran-
cis.,
rancis, is the guest of her brother, Mr.
Lewis Thompson
Mr. Arlie Atwood, of Detroit, spent
a few days with his mother, Mrs. At-
wood. w
Mrs. A. Weir, --of Landonr is spend-
ing
pending some time with her sister, Mrs.
W. J. Tiffet.
Construction work en the north pier
at Bayfield is underway. A 90 -foot ex-
tension is being built. Huge rocks are
being hauled from near Holmesville
and work will not be completed for
some time yet.
Mrs. John Hunter is convalescing
at the Thome of the Misses Sterling.
A car recently purchased by a
merchant in the village took French
leave from the post office the other
day and ran for a block or so before
coming to •a stop against another car.
Not much damage was reported.
Legislation, brought before the meet-
rthh_ ing a temperance resolution to be
The program of the Seafo Hig
lenders Band for Sunday, June 13th,
beginning at 8.30 o'clock, is as fol-
lows:
"O Canada"; ' sacred march, "All
Hail the Power," by W. Lewis;
march, "King of the Air,” by David
Nelson; overture, "Encore," by W. H.
Kiefer; overture, "Joy to the World"
by Henry Tilimore; march, "Lacka-
wanna Trail," David Nelson; tnom-
"Aslee in the Deep;.'. play-
Tuckersmith Ladies' Club held their
annual picnic on the grounds of S. S.
No. 6 on Wednesday afternoon last.
Tine weather man sent a few showers
to level the dust, but when sports
could net be held outside everyone
came into the school and a good old-
fashioned spelling match was held,
with Mrs. R. Fear, the social •convenor
of •social committee, as teacher. Mr.
S. Whitmore was the winner, even
over the teen age generation. The fol-
lowing races' were held: Children un-
der '6, won by Amy Walters and
Freddie Pepper; girls, 6-8, won by
Evelyn John's and; Lois Crich; boys'
and girls' ring race, won by Donald
Tully'; teen age ring race, won by
Irene Garrett, M. Crich, M. Fear; roll-
ing pin race, won by S. 'Whitmore, A.
Bauerman, A. Matheson; Maggie and
Jiggs race, C. Whitmore, E. O'Brien.
Supper was• served in the school with
all the scholars, young and old', in
their seats. A good time was report-
ed.
News of Hillsgreen
bone solo,p
ed by Evan Rennie; overture, "Bands-
men's Delight," by W. L. Slcaggs; ov-
erture, "Golden Gate," by Geo. South-
well; march, "The Scout Master," by
H. D. Farnham; overture, "Snapd'r`a-
gon," by Chas. Southwell; overture,
"Revelry," by Fred Jewell; hymns, "I
Can Hear My Saviour Calling" and ''I
Am Hi s and He is Mine"; "God.Save
the King."—E. H. Close, Ba tilmaster.
The W.M.S. meets at the home of
Miss Edna. Cochrane -on Wedtreeday
afternoon this week.
The •• Love reunion was held at
Turnbull's Grove on Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. James Morris and
daughter visited; Mr. and Mrs. John
Bell at Kippers.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Hu table, of Cen-
tter' mother, Mrs..
tralla, yisited''the la
J. Leese
Mr. William Randall Said friends, of
piatsv''-ilie, Called on, relatives ii the
vist`fritt
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Fan Dancer: "What's become of
the India rubber woman?"
Bearded Woman: "The boss just
bounced her
Toth ante
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rvedt4on S r ' ay Thi
vice ,;was c, , ucte,j f,
Snelgrove B A.,, oaf
gave a very inter'esrtiui
keepingg with , -tear
k•.
ening service vias eon,, et
Rt. Rev. C. A. Seager, 11 j
'Lord ” Bicep of< :'Huic
don, in which service Tttiev. M
of Exeter and Hensall assists ,
Bishop chose for bus.. evening"-subje'
that passage of Scripture "1 am
ashamed of the gospel of Christ.'",a
stated that he: va.s... cry pleased t
have accepted t>he invitation to be''
present for the 'occasions. He, corsgrat-;
mated the congregation upon- obtaih='':
ing their. 60th anniversary of prosper ,,,
ons years and 'their admirable: church
dealt with at the London convention.
An invitation from the Hurondale
branch to" hold the 1938 district an-
nual there was accepted.
Mrs- Edwards, a welcome visitor,
spoke briefly and expressed her plea-
sure of attending the meeting, s-
wished all branch institutes success' in
their work this year.
The meeting was brought to a close
with tihe singing of the National An-
them.
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record.
The church was beautifully decoct=
ed with lovely flower decorations - f
spring flowers and the euboir added, to
theoccasion by tine anthema There
were splenoid congregations at both
diets of worship.
A garden party in. the afternoon fol-
lowed by service at 'night on Thurso
da.y, evening concluded the. 60th anni-
ver'sary program. Rev. Berbert Nay,
lor, a former Rector of St. 'Paula wase
a guest speaker and gave a splendid
address relative` -to the anniversary'
and his very pleasant associations
with : the congregation while here-' He
was followed by other former. Rectors
of St- Paul's Church, who epoke most
interestingly of Their very pleasant
pastorates here. Splendid music by
the chair and other musicians marked
the occasion. It was on June 10th,
1g77, that. St. Paul's Church opened
for worship, and the preachersrfor
that day were: Morning, Dean Boom-
er; afternoon, Rev. john • Gemmell, St
Paul's, London; evening, • Rev. F. Ry
au,of: Si. Paul's Church: The first
deuce in Hensall, St. Paul's, presents• -
a fine and up-to-date appearatce,-
much cerin being due to the congre-
gation for their liberality in giving
and supporting the church. -The beau-
tiful stained glass window at the
/north end, of the church was the gift
of the nephews and nieces in 'memory
of their uncles, the iete George and -
James Petty, the founders of -Hensall,
and beautiful memorial tablets areto
be seen on the walls oe the, chureIt is, _
:memory of the late Hanson and Ger-
trude Petty, who both served over- •
seas, Hansoh as a soldier, and Ger-
trude as a nurse, and Millicent, daugh-
ters and son of Mr. and Mrs. G. C.
Petty, -of this village, also one for
the late Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Reynolds,
and one for the late Mr. and Mrs.
Roland Cudmore,• , of Hensall. The'
wardens of the church are G. C. Pet-
ty and H. Aldridge; A. L. Case, vestry
clerk, and G. C. Petty, lay representa-
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Enters Air Force
For Three Years
Talkie Teaches
Need of Safety
HIGHLAND
CEDAR
Fence Posts
(Not SwampCedar)
All Sizes
N. CLUFF
Frank Grieve, son of Mr. and Mrs.
James L. Grieve, left on Monday for
Trenton where he will enter the Royal
Air Force.
He has signed for a three-year per-
iod and his training will include
ground, and mechanical work leading
to pilot.
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SUMMER SCHOOL CAMP
ANNOUNCES DATES
The schedule of, camps for the God-
erich summer school camp has been
announced and the -camp will be a
busy place from June 28th to August
17th.
Situated about two 'miles north of
Goderich, Ont-, on the bank of Lake
Huron, the camp occupies an attrac-
tive spot known as the Goderich sum-
mer school camp. Operating over three
seasons, more than nine hundred boys
and girls and young people have at
tended, the various camps held there.
The delightful bathing beach, the spa-
cious ground's, the comfortable s•leep-
ing'cables and, the airy dining room,
all assist in creating comfort and
pleasure. -
Leaders specially adapted and train-
ed, direct and develop the physical, in-
tellectual and spiritual aspects of life.
To young people seeking a holiday,
which will be enjoyable as well as
elevating and profitable, attendance
at one of several camps held. there is
su ggeeted.
For 1937 the s-tIedule is as follows:
Senior Boys Camp, .Tune 28th to July
5th; Senior Girls Camp, July 5th to
July 12tli ; Summer School, July 120
to;Tuly Lath; Junior Boys .Camp. July
19th to July 24th; Beau Sejour Pro-
vincial Comp for Leaders, July 24th
to August 2nd; Junior Girls Camp,
August 2nd to August 7th; Atwood
Recreation Camp, August 7th to Aug-
ust 17th.
For full information apply to Miss
Mabel A. Bailiie, Goderich, Ont.
A thrilling battle far supremacy
waged in the background between the
small, ghostly figures of Reckless Ru-
dolph and Sensible Sam with "Man
Mountain' Momentum" injecting the
menace of centrifugal force, features
the short but gripping talkie "We
Drivers" now being sliow-n at the the-
atre here this week -end.
Vividly portraying common causes
of automobile accidents, the picture
is in; terhnicolor, has been enthusias-
tically endorsed by J. P. Bickel), Reg-
istrar of Motor Vehicles for Ontario;
Inspector J. A. Grant of the Ontario
Provincial Polite; and ether govern-
ment officials. After attending the
showing at Parliament Buildings, To-
ronto, Mr. Eickell remarked; "?t, le
the finest picture of its kind 1 have
seen. It should prove of great benefit
to all drivers."
Another epecial screening in To-
ronto was viewed by Brig. -Gell. D. C.
Draper, chief constable; police i'nsp'ec-
tors;-th•affic officers; • automobile and
Safety League officials; and members
of the press. "I am glad, there is one
corporation in this country big en-
ough to apomsor sun, a film," declar-
ed 11. G. Fester, general manager of
the Ontario Safety League. "It is en-
tirely out of the ordinary and I thi`tilt
3t eltduld do a: great deal of good."
Gil s Given Prizes
At C.W.L. Meeting
The Catholi.e Women's League held
their regular monthly meeting early
in June, Mrs. F. Devereaux presiding.
After singing "0 Canada," the various
reports .were read, and discussed, the
social service convener, Mrs. C. P.
Si1l5 telling of the amount of work
being, done by her committee. Mrs.
H. J. Mellen, convener of Education,
presented prizes for Christian Doc-
trine to Mary Duncan, Betty,- Mat-
thews, Annette Carron, Helen Dev-
ereaux, Allan Ryan and Joseph Dev-
ereaux. This being the last meeting
before the holiday season, all busi-
ness matters were concluded.
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Drag Taken From
RecreationGrounds
A year ago the Athletic Association,
at considerable expense, had a large
drag built for use in levelling the -
baseball diamond at the Recreation .,
grounds.
When the baseball committee tom- -
menced getting the field -in shape for
the opening game, it found the drag
had disappeared during the winter.
The Association requests the parte
wtho removed the drag to 'return it
to the grounds at once.
The picture shows, among other
thinge, the folly of over -driving one's
headlights at night; the 'centrifugal
Force which has to be overcome when
taldtig delves; precatitleitss to take
when driving one ' a111s; the si'edesttty
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Has Narrow Escape
hi Tram -Wreck
Mr. 01:\I'. Grindrod, of the DO niel: k
bank here, had a narrow 0Seitte
Saturday afternoon when bite train
on which. he was riding left thetitieli
'near Sarnia. He was on his -way tr
spend the week -end in Sarnia whe]hU
the wreck occurred
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of having lights dr t°td 1
in a: fog.; the way to dri +chill
made and. kit city traffte011tiR
good braltec and tit+ ,lin1►1pr
-hfghwai traffic, Signe. :` Via.
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