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EAFORTH,Friday, April 29, 1938-
An
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An Example to Follow
Brant County is one of the Ontario
counties that has set an example for
ethers to follow. Last week ten
acres of . barren land were planted
with 15,000 young trees.
In fact the county, or rather the
members of the Brant county coun-
cil, set two examples. Not only did
they embark on a scheme of refor-
estration but they did the planting
themselves.
Reforestration has become an ac-
tive topic in many counties of the
Provincesin the past few years, and
not before it was time.
Our own County of Huron possess-
es one of the smallest acreages of
timber in the, Province, whereas once
it was almost completely covered
with the finest timber of almost ev-
ery kind.
Perhaps- it was this once super-
abundance that has made us care-
less, but careless or thoughtless we .
have been. Timber is not a perman-
ent thing. It grows old; it dies; it is
cut down. That is the process that
has been going on ceaselessly in Hur-
on since pioneer days.
Now we have all too little left. But
we have land, hundreds upon hun-
dreds of acres' of it, better fitt for
the growing of • trees than for e
growing of anything else. Why of
use it for that purpose?
A very small start has been made
in scattered sections, but there has
been no general move towards a pol-
icy of reforestration and the time
for such a policy has come.
That is one of the things that the
County Council could seriously con-
sider and act upon for the future
welfare and wealth of the county, as
well as one of the most important
things to justify their continued ex-
istance.
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Not Much to Complain About
Truck and transport Owners in
Ontario are wont to complain about
the high cost of their motor licenses.
And they are fairly high at that, too.
But whale would they think of a
$5,000 yearly license fee for a five -
ton truck or one of $1,140 for a one -
ton delivery wagon?
- `hat, according to Chairman J. W
Davidson., of the Queensland Trans-
�� t Board, is what it costs for the
viiege of being a truck operator ar
owner in Australia.
Of course, Australia is a long dis-
tance away from us, but distance
does not mean much these days. It
is not too far away for the taxing
powers • that be in Ontario to note.
And having noted, will it not make
them feel like pikers?
The high truck license fee, Mr.
Davidson, explained, was Australia's
solution of the highway -rail competi-
tion. It was not popular. But it •
, worked.
As Canada has a railway problem
vastly more extensive and expensive
than Australia, it might be wise for
Ontario truck owners to soft pedal a
bit on the complaint of high license
fees. Canada might ,follow the ex -
=pie of Australia. And then what?
ministers of .our churches have not
the control over their congregations
that they once had, oar appeared to
brave. It may also be granted that
this loss of control may lie at the
• door of the ministers themselves.
But there never was a time when
the church minister, as a whole, had
the same control of a congregation
regarding its spiritual life, or habits.
of living, including church attend-
ance, that the Premier has always
had over the finances of the Pro-
vince.
There are many factors contribut-
ing towards our empty churches be-
sides the spiritual work, or rather,
lack of it on the part of the minis-
ters. Chiefly these might be cited as
lack of parental control or oversight;
facilities in travel, and the changed
times which have produced so many
competitors to the church service
which at one time was the most an-
ticipated event in the life .of almost
every community.
As keeper of the purse strings of
the Province the Premier has a
very decided advantage over the
minister. He does not have to ex-
hort, or even stet an example. All he
has to do is command to be obeyed.
Even at that there might be a
diversity of opinion regarding the
comparison made by The Globe and
Mail writer. Doubtless there are
many thousands of people' in Ontario
who hold the firm belief that the Pre-
mier has made a far greater mess
of the finances of the Province than
the ministers have made in their
spiritual direction of the churches.
Like a good many other things, it
depends upon which side of the
fence„ you live.
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Complimentary to the Premier
But ---
A writer in the' Globe and Mail
says: "If • all the Ministers were
looking after the spiritual interest
the.. people of Ontario nenrIy as
#eh
As the Premier is looking after
& rida! welfare, there would
3 leanly so:.many empty seats
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Y Veer e implim tart' to On-
bears down gree -
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Some People Are Lucky
The Toronto Telegram, in a copy-
right story, the other day told of an
elderly Toronto widow finding five
thousand dollars in an unclaimed
Canadian National Express parcel
she had boughtfor one dollar.
A pair of hiking boots were in the
package she bought at the auction
sale of unclaimed parcels, the Tele-
gram said, and the money was tuck-
ed away in the toes of the boots,
which had been left unclaimed in the
express office.
Aren't some people kicky? For a
ouarter of a century, or ever since
the raffle game became a racket, we
believe The Expositor has bought a
ticket on every drawing for every
commodity this district produces, or
has ever been owned here, and never
once have we ever come out of the
deal in the possession of even a
packet of toothpicks or a stick of
gum.
Don't run away with the idea that
this office is given to gambling or ev-
en speculation. It isn't. We have
never gone in for the Irish sweep-
stakes believing that two dollars and
a half is too much money to invest
on the chance of winning a hundred
thousand or so.
Neither are we given . to betting.
But for once. we will let ourselves go
and lay a standing offer of five thou-
sand dollars to one dollar, that no
one will, ever find that amount of
currency in this office at one time.
Not even in our 'boots!
Some people are lucky alright.
And thinking over that five thousand
dollars in those boots, we can not
help but come to the conclusion that
some people are mighty careless too.
WHAT OTHER PAPERS SAY:
They Were Unanimous
(Brantford Expositor)
After a session, marked by many differences,
the members of the Quebec Legislature were un-
animous in wiping out a previous ten per Cent.
cut in their sessional pay. TMs was one acerb -
sloe when their personal feelings were brought
into absolute accord.
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Banish "Sick" Cars ,
(St. Thomas Times -Journal)
The Safety League Is on safe ground when it
insists that all used cars should be 'e*amined for
mechanical • defects before t ey are) retold. If
they vmere, many of the death-traps to be seen on
the highways would be on the junk -heap. Pend -
"Ing a general examination of motor vehicles,
drastic attention shoITh be paid to those that
see to be falling to pieces. Thheae are a Men-
ace and sheulrl' be speedily removed. Special caro
should be exercised toward Making sure that per.
,tnaneirtly .di8eased carer tuadie temporarily eott-
valeseent with a paint:brush andi• a tnm1keye
*Mink are kept off the htighWay'so..
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Years Agone
Interesting' Itismn Picked From
The, Huron Expositor of Fifty and
Twenty-five Years Ago.
From The Huron Expositor
May 2, 1913
Rev. John G. .Reed has accepted
the call from Londesbono and Burns'
Churches, Hallett, and the induction
took place on Wednesday last. ,;
A terrible accident occurred in
Morris, near • Belgrave, ' last week,
when two-year-old Robert Turvey, son
of,, Robert Turvey, was killed instant-
ly- The G.T.R. tracks run through
the Turvey farm and as the baby was
crossing the tracks it was cut to
pieces.
Mr. William Martin, of the second
of Tuckersmith, is tearing down the
house on the Morton farm, which he
•recently 'bought from Mr. Robert
Carnochan, and intends erecting, a
neveresidence in its place:
Mr. William Turney, of North Main
St., Seaforth, -hasbeen awarded the
contract .foo the carrying`' of His
Majesty's mail over the new Seaforth-
Constance
eafort'hConstance route.
Much regret was felt on Saturday
evening on learning of the dleath of
Mr. Frank Kling, of the Dick House.
While working with timbers at the
gates at the mill Haim in Brussels,
George ..McMillan had his foot very
painfully hurt.
The . tiowling season on the See -
forth greens opened on Friday last,
with the greens in sglendid condition
and it Is expected the lights will be
installed by the end of the' week. ,
Mrs. W. D. McLean and family
leaden here on :Saturday for Edmonton
to join Mr. McLean, who' has been
there for a Year.
The Firemen have kindly present-
ed Miss Dorothy O'C'onnell with a
pearl ring in recognition of the clever
manner in which,' she took the leading
part of "Alice" in •the recent play of
"Alice in .Wonderland."
• Mr. George Taylor, of Kippers, has
sold to his neighbor, Mr. W. W. Coop-
er, a young gelding. The price was
$240.
The Exeter canning factory is in-
stalling .a new up-to-date pea -grader.
Mr. R. M. McKay, of Blyth, has pur-
chased a Ford car and is now turn-
ing his stable into a garage.
The bandstand in Hensall was mov-
ed last week to a position across the
;street, immediately west of tihe Com-
mercial Hotel. •
Mr. G. J. Sutherland, as agent for
Mr. Alex. Brandt, Of Hensall, has sold
his handsome and well -finished dwel-
ling on the corner of Richmond and
Nelson Streets, to Mr. C. Cook, of
Demean.
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Phil Osifer of Lazy Meadows
(By Harry J: Boyle) •
"GETTING MAD" ,
I bit my finger with thehammer
to -day at dinnertime, and I proceeded
to get mad. I flung the •thammer
drown and I 'sucked at my finger and
I let a few bellows of wrath that
would have done credit to a wild bull
elephant on the rampage. There
seemed to be a red mist in front of
my eyes, and then as the rage sub -
Sided, I came to the conclusion that
I must have ' been mad about very lit-
tle. In 'all probability the pains lasted
only for a second: or two, and my get-
ting mad was responsible for the rent
of my torture.
About the moat dangerous man 1
ever seen angry was my great uncle,
Tobias. I can remember just as plain
as anything how he used to come
stamping in, to our place, when all my
relatives would have descended on us
fora Sunday meal. •
Of course now Tobias had a repu-
tation that he worked on. You cquld
just see those spinster aunts of mune
shrivel up as they saw :him come in-
to the room. Then there was my
cousin, Jonathan, . who I Married • the
strong woman out of a circus and was
henpecked from the time he said "I
do." Jonathan always liked to see
Tobias come in Somehowor other
I expect he envied him' for being able
to give vent to his feelings every
time he felt the need for it.
Tobias would coins, in, and as sure
as Satan he would:. trip those great
feet of his over the rug or else burn'
his fingers with a match, as he tried
to light his pipe. Then there -would
come a strung flash, of •language that
would make asbestos paper flush in
shame and became, scorched. Then he
would smack that hand of 'his down
on a big knee and start off on a tang-
ent to express some pet hate of his.
I think Tobias was amiong my
most popular uncle. In ,fact I pick-
ed up a few fancy adjectives that I
still use when the need arises.
Then, of course, there are other
ways 6f getting mads Just like the
From The Huron Expositor
May 4, 1888
Mr. C. L. Papst, who has been in
the jewellery business in Seaforth for
several years, is eemoving to Harris
ton, where_ due impels going into busi-
ness.
Mr. Alex. Murchie, of Winthrop,.
passed peacefully away on Friday
right last after a severe illness, Mr.
Murchie was postmaster there for a
great number of years.
The manY friends of Mr. S. McKib-
bon; son of our respected townsman,
• Mr. Thomas Mcleibbon, Walton, will
be pleased to learn .that he has suc-
cessfully passed his final examination
act Trinity Medichl Schoal,'Toronto.
Messrs" George Bell and George
Horolett, of Leadbury, are going into
partnership, putting up fences.
Mr. H. Horton, who has taught so
successfully in School Section No. 9,
Tuckersmith, during the six years,
severed his oonmection with that
school on Monday. Before leaving
the pupils presented him with an
easy chair and Mrs. Horton with an
easy chair and work basket. Miss
Sarah Sinclair read the address. The
presentations were made by Willie
Cummings and Janet McCloy.
Mr. Jacob Happel, burgoniaster, left
last Saturday for his fatherland, Ger-
many, This is his fourth trip since
he has been in Canada.
The Schooner Colfage, which ran
ashio-re near Blake last fall, started
on its way to Goderich and got as
fas as Lakeview when she could go
no further.
Mr. James Timtm'ine has been ap-
pointed postmaster of Bluevale. Mr.
Timmins held the same position be-
fore.
One evening last week as the Wing -
ham firemen were practising and af-
ter running down street from the
,h'ydrant at the skating rink to the
one at Roderus' .corner, a number of
boys were allowed to take the hose
reel up again. In doing so a boy nam-
ed McGregor, aged 10 years, acci-
dentally tripped Thomas McClymont
and both fell under the tart. Mc-
Gregor had his collarbone and some.
of his ribs broken by the wheel pass -
ring over him.
The shipment of salt from the works
of Gray, Young & Sparling Company,
whose head office hi in this town,
reached'the total of 102 cars for tihe
month of April, 61 going by Grand
Trunk from Blyth and Seaforth, and
41 by Canadian Pacific Railway from
Wi sgham-
At their meetingin Seaforth, on Sat-
urday last the Directors of-;tbe.....Me•
Killop Mutual Fire Insurance Co. de-
cided to extend the Scope of their op-
erations se as tip incivde isolated
town and village, .property. The auth-
orized agents of this Company are:
Messrs. , Thomea ; Neilans, Hallett;
Samuel Carn'ocbau, EgmtondNille, and
Robert McMillan', McKillop.
"Children," said the school teacher
to her class of ybung hopefuls, "I
want'' you all to Write 'ala essay on
'The funniest thing. I er`ver saw'."
The Close comitnnenced . but one
small :boy nlsnage4 to finish' before
the other's,
"Let me see your effort first," said
the teacher: The boy prod0t ed a pa-
per, cm %hide Waif written:
"The fnunfesf. ' r a_ - Y giver .saw wag
too funny for Wei . .. 1 -
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preablrer down at the church when
.the collection plate goes around and
it's used about as much as a plate
with a quarantine notice for smallppx.
That's about what you would call
"righteous indignation""
Then there's bhe times when Mrs.
Phil gets angry with me. She takes
a peek t.over the top of her glasses,
and I can see the color coming up,
in her cheeks. Then she gives vent
to a few words that are not as force-
ful as .they, are true. I just slide the
newspaper up in front of my face to
not let her see that it's taking effect,
and ehe goes on about her work just
clucking a little to herself like a set -
tire hen that has been frightened off
the nest. After a while she starts to
talk and then you would never know
that there had been anything wrong
at all.
We have one perpetual grouf,h
down at the barnyard at Lazy Mea-
dows. That's the Admiral, an old
drake that takes it upon himself to
look out • for tie fortunes of the duck
family. He's about the grouchiest
and •grumpiest sort of fellow in the
world. -
It starts in the morning when he
waddles out and finds that the sun is
shining. ,About the time that I am
stretching myself full of confidence
that this is one day that is going to
be a good one, then the Admiral
'comes squawking along, and waddling
'down to where 'bhe leak in the water
trough 'has' made 'a convenient bath-
ing place.
Then there's the Collie pup to,swear
at, and be always bas to have' a tilt
witch Solomon, our old gander. The
feed doesn't suit him . . . or may-
be 'he didn't like the way I tried to
push him . around- . . oh, well,
m
there's a good any humans just like
him.
!
I guess I'll
have to go. A minute ago I was ready
to declaim all thought of ever getting
mad again, but I've just upset the ink
bottle.
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JUST A SMILE OR TWO
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"Where are you going my pretty
maid?r,
"I'm goinga..hiunting, sir," she said.
"What are you hunting, my pretty
maid?"
"The chump who wrote this rhyme,"
she said.
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The insurance agent asked the
proepect: "Did you ever have appen-
dicitis?"
"Well," replied the prospect, "I
was operated on, but 1 have never
been quite certain whether it was ap-
pendicitis or professional curiosity."
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Radio and The Canadian's
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Corp
$roadCasting o±'
The Flatter,Flatter,r, The Htuon Expositor:ration
Dear Sir: As a result of -tlhe deci-
sion, of the Broadcasting Corporation
to increase the radio 'license fee, there
has been a fiend Of protests pouring
in -from name sections of the country,
while in other sections representatipnr
has, been made that the increase would
be perfectly • satisfactory if the seri
vice was extended to cover the sec-
tions not now covered. In regard to
the Radio Commission, it May be well
to explain its origin and Set-up.
Wirer this question was brought to
the attention of the Governmerrt dur-
ing the last Liberal regime, a Com- -
misssion was set up, with Sir John
Arid as chairman, and Mr. Augistin
Fergon and Mr. C. A. Bowman as 'fel-
low crrmmiseioners. This Commission
made a thorough study of the whole'
question, it took evidentoe in the Unit- -'
ed States and Europe :and,after- much
study 'brought deem_ a report.
The recommendations of the Conn- ,
sionwere, ba-iefly, then, the . epntrol
and operation, of radio -broatdtcastrng int
Canada be made a public utility and
that the; ehoiild establish
its own. thigh -power broadcasting sta-
tions so that complete coverage of
()made would be obtained by this,
m'eans-
The report was brought in too late
for the Government to implement it,
and it was not until 1932 that a Par
liamen'tary Committee brioughtdown az
report which was thebasis of the
Broadcasting Act of 1932. In 1934, a.
second Parliamentary Committee stu-
died the question and again brought
in, a •report, suggesting revusdona of•
the Commission Plan of management
ands returning more to the basis re-
commended in the Aird report. How-
ever, no change was made at that.
time.
In 1936, a third Parliamentary com-
mittee studded the subject and brought
in an unanimous report which was
made the basis of the present Broad-
casting Act The Act now in force
was studied by that Committee and
recommended by it to the House after
it had unanimously approved the draft'
bill,
The revenues of the Corporation
were provided at first by a license fee
of one dollar, which was in force prior
to the establishment of Public Broad+ -
casting. The proceeds from the fees
were used only for the elimination of -
interference. On this service alone
over $300,000 is still being spent and
without the removal of interference
with broadcasting there would be very
little reception in Canada to -day, ev- •
en in the large cities.
The Aird Commission recommended
that revenue to carry qut the public
ownership 'programme should be pro-
vided: first, from a license fee of $3:•
per radio set; second, from advertis-
ing revenue to ttbe amount of $700,-
000; third, that the Domimlon Govern-
ment make grant of $1,000,000 per
The mandate given 'to the Broad-
casting Corporation set up by the
last Broadcasting Act was d'etaile'd in
the report of the Committee on Radice
for 1936. It recommended: (a) "that
a public corporation, modelled more -
closely on the lines of a pilvate cor-
poration but with adequate powers to
control, for purpose of co-ordination,
all broadcasting, both public and pri-
vate, be set up to replace the Cana-
dian Broadcasting Commission"; (b)
"that this corporation be known as
the Canadian Broadcasting Corpora-
tion, to be managed by a general man-
ager, and directed as to policy by a •
non-partisan board of nine directors or
governors, chosen in order to give re-
presentation to all parts of Canada";
(c) "that the Corporation immediate-
ly consider ways and means of extend-
ing national coverage."
In accordance with this last man-
date, one of the first acts of the newly
constituted Corporation was to make
a cove:age survey of Canada. That
coverage survey disclosed that less
than 50 per cent,. of thee population of
Canada had adequate coverage from
existing sonroes. The Oorponation
had certain funds at its disposal, it
also bad the privilege of borrowing
$500,000 from the Government as a
repayta.ble loan. With that amount
and some $200,000 saved from current
revenue the Corporation set about
carrying out its mandta.te to establish
high-powered broadcasting stations.
Two of these stations have been
built, one near Montreal and one near
Toronto. These stations were under-
taken first, as through them a maxi-
mum number of listeners' could be
reached- The Corporation -wishes to
carry out its mandate and establish
aadequate coverage by building two
more stations and improving certain
other properties where equipment is
obsolete. With' this -object in mind
the Governors have recommended the
fee be increased to $2.50 per license,
ansa+ that each receiving set pay thls
fee.
There le a real urgency for the •
completion of coverage for the rea--'
'sons that follow: '
In 1932, the distribution of wave
lengths 'between the countries of
North America was considered by an
International Conference:. A division
was made by which Canada receivedl
the use of six exclusive channels; the
United States received certain others,.
as did also other countries.
In addition to these exclusive wave
lengths, Canada secured partial uee of
other wave lengths suitable for lows
powered stations. Within a year or
two, broadcasters, desiring to estab•
llsh high-powered stations and not
able to obtain wave lengths in the.
.United States, discovered that Mexi-
co was not a party to this interna-
tional agreement, and that the Cana-
dian channels were not, being used by
high-powered stations, o these men
Moved over to'Mexico•and establisihed
high powered etationo there, using ex-
clusive' Canadian channels..
The result has been that for some
time not one of the six channels al-
lotted to Canada was free .from in-
terference from Mexlean sources. As
a result of trhiw'lnt'orferAnee; Canada'
AeolliAdnued on Paige 3) -
"The man who gives in when he is
wrong," said the street orator, "is a
wise man, but he who gives in when
he is right ie—"
"Married," said a meek voice in the
crowd.
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Passenger: "Orr, Captain, what
would happen if this ship hit an ice-
berg?"
Captain: "Madam, the iceberg
would go .on its way just as if noth-
ing had happened."
Passenger: "Oh, thank you, Cap-
tain! I feel so relieved!"
F o rm e r Seaforth Teacher
Has Large Curio Collection,:
F. T. Fowler, of Mitchell, has one
of the finest collections of Indian
curios in this part of Ontario. About
six years ago Mr. Fowler happened
to find an arrowhead and since that
time he has built up the remarkable
collection. By this means he has de-
rived much knowledge of the habits
and customs of the Indian tribes. All
the articles have been found in Hur-
on and Perth Counties and Mr, Fowl-
er says that the majority of them
were found in fields, ideal conditions
being a harrowed field after a rain.
He considers the large stone axe
which was used for .splitting {flint
stone the best piece he has. It was
found on one of Dora Dale's farms,
Concession 2, Hullett- A flint pipe,
beautifully engraved, ranks second. It
was found in a swamp a mile and a
half west of Lj.styowel. The collec-
tion inel'udes-a, bird amulet, found, in
McKillop, and a stone image repres-
enting a wounded' be9:r whish the In-
dians worshipped was found on Mit-
chell golf course.
Largest Stone
The largest stone in the collection
is one that was used for the purpose
of ,grinding grain. The triangular
stone was used when making bows
to give the proper bend to the bow,
and the stone which is the shape of
a human foot, was a last for shaping
moccasins. There are a number of
flat Stones called gorgets which were
wenn by the Indians as charms, Some
have inscriptions and pictures carved
on them.
The long ,narrow stone is a needle
used for sewing canoes, and was dis-
covered on the farm of Ernest Ellig-
son, McKillop, where a drain was be-
ing dug. A very dark stone approxi-
mately the site of a plum is a medi-
cine stone, once the possession of
s'rme medicine map.. A scalping knife
of which Mr. Fowler can be justly
proud was found in the village of
Winthrop on a branch of the Maitland
piece"
The numerous arrow -heads vary in
size from se inches to 5 inches in
length. These arrowheads represent
two distinct ages. ' The rounder, crud-
er ones were the implements of the
mound builders, whereas the longer
more pointed ones were the weapons
of the Indians. Spear -heads are of
greater length than trrow-iheads.
The best specimen of the stone
hatchets of which Mr. Fowler bas ov-
er two dozen, is a double-edged one
and was found on the Steinbach home-
stead near Brodhagen,
Many Gaming Stones
There are innumerable gaming
stones which the Indians used in play-
ing a game which resembles bowling
and the same stones were heated and
dropped into water in order to heat
water. Each stone has a distinctive
mark denoting ownership. A number
of stone chisels have edges as sharp
as steel.
'Of the three hatchets, two are cur-
ved which were Jesuit hatchets sold
to the Huron Indians by French trad-
ers, The better one was founds on the
farm of the late Ed. Colquhoun. An-
other hatchet is the type sold by
Dutch traders in the vicinity of what
is now New York. Several pieces of
Indian pottery also have a place in
the collection -
In addition to these valuable curios,
Mr. Fowler has the sword- which his
great grandfather, Colonel Van Eg-
mond used in the Battle of Waterloo.
Col. Van Egmond was one of the
earliest settlers in the Huron Tract,
and it is in honour of this memory
that the cairn west of Seaforth was
erected.
Seen in the
County Papers
Two Set of Twin Calves Born
• Mr. Jack McGee had two sets of
twin calves born on his farm on the
same day. Re had not gotten over
kis delight at twin calves- being born
when he went to the barn and discov-
ered that another of his cows had: al-
so given birth to twins--Wlsg'ham
Advance -Times.
Struck By Car
Ronald Steepe; eight-year-old son of
Mer. and Mrs. Ease Steepe, London,
wta8 taken to VictoriaHospital on
i
Tuesday with serious udur1es which
,St ieludled a fnacturedt shall, after being
siraek by a ear onn the Windror high.
way, six miles west of London. Tee
boy is said to have darted across the
highway into the path of the oncom-
ing car. Ile is a grandson of Mr, and
Mrs. David Steepe, Clinton.
With C. N. R. '1 Years
.On'his sixty-fifth birthday, •Tuesday,
April 12th, Francis Jeffrey, E1gtn
Avenue, concl•udted nearly thirtyone
years •with the C.N.R. In Goderich as
he retired on pension, Mr. Jeffrey
began with a section gang here on
June 7, 1907, and was foreman some
years before -his r^ tireanent went in-
to effect. The peiomier will not be
idle do his retirement, for he is fond
of gardening and; will debt his time
to that work, With Mrs. Jeffrey be
visited his daughters and friends at
Windsor and Detroit last week -end"
Mr.' and Mrs. Jeffrey have- t'hre'e
daughters : Mrs, William McGuire
(Gladys), of Go'dsriclh Township; Mrs,
John Cldffopcl•, (Valerie), of Detroit,
and Mrs. Walter Johnston (Laura),
of Windsor,—Goderleh Signal -Star.
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