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The Huron Expositor, 1940-06-21, Page 2
TAIL 014 E"'OS'x',t x ositor Established 1860 Wth McPhail McLean, Editor. Published at Seaforth, Ontario, ev- ery Thursday afternoon by McLean Pins,, Subscription rates, $1.50 a year in advance; foreign, $2.00 a year. Single copies, 4 cents each. Advertising rates on application. SEAFiORTH, Friday, June 21, 1940 Not Yet ! France and all her resources, all she owns, are in German hands. It seems like an utter impossibility, but it is not a dream,; it is a reality, a fact we have to face. We know now how it , all came about. We have been asleep. In a long and trusting sleep. We trusted Hitler and the German nation. When they promised this and prom- ised that, we believed them.- We have -been believing them, in the face of everything, and we have been do- ing it for some years., There is just one exception to this -belief. When Hitler told us he was prepared -for every eventuality—per- haps the first time he ever told the truth—we did not believe him. And we should have, and prepared, But the end is not yet. It may be perilously near. How near no one knows. But our doom has not sounded—not yet. We are awake now, pitifully late in the day as it may be. But yet we are awake. Perhaps " there is not much now that we can do. But we can do that little with our whole might, We can stop our bickering and quarreling. We can drop our Poli- tics, our . personal viewpoints; our struggles for self; our jealousies and unite ourselves into a solid band of steel. We can give ourselves and our possessions for the common good. We can hide our own fears. We can do what we are told to do, willingly and cheerfully. We can go all .but :in our efforts to help and ease the in- tolerable burdens that press Avon the shoulders of .those who are try- ing so hard to direct the destiny of our country into the right channels. We can put .our entire trust and ,confidence in our Nation, our Em- pire and our .God. There may co'me', a clay when even that trust will not avail us, but that day has not come —not yet. • We still have hope. But unless we sacrifice and work and pray, as one, our hope may never reach fulfilment. Let us try. • Still Doing 11 Huron County Council may not have a monopoly of making itself ridiculous in the eyes of the rest of .the world by: the resolution rash which breaks out every once , in a while in that august body, but we doubt if there are manyother coun- ties that can beat its record. These resolutions, or motions, bear on many things, but usually up - .on something entirely , outside the ;ju• isdiction of the county, and they travel far and advertise us widely: In fact, there is one of them that will always be looked upon as a rare gen as long as there is a Parliament at Ottawa. And they are still doing it. Last week it is reported that one of the liveliest . debates of the Huron --Coon - ty Council developed over the follow- ing ollowing resolution: "That we ,petition the Ontario Government to have the Traffic Act amended so that any motorist who 'strikes any livestock, where he has clear view of the road for at least ten rods, : shall be held responsible for any injury done to said animals, and, that a resohition to this, effect be sent -to the varaoits county coun- cils and the Ontariro County Council :tA•.ssaciation>,"--Callled, iWlta , one might be excused for ,sthe hiteided purpose of roads and highways? .e lanes?' Or, are they ,w. Pie the. ,'d � ,r w 11� � public . ` �not1 he • • both. If roads and highways are design- ed as traffic lanes, then no loose live- stock . of any kind should be allowed to roam upon them. Innumerable, costly and even fatal accidents have demonstrated that fact. On the other hand, if roads and highways are designed for pasture lanes, then no motor vehicles of any kind should be allowed upon them. Injured and dead livestock, , and smashed cars 'have demonstrated that fact too. Arid, aside from the fact that not one motorist in a hundred could tell you offhanded, what a distance of ten rods represented, what is ten rods to, a cow anyway? The aver- age cow does not ask for ten rods of clear vision when it decides to cross the road. The trouble is it seldom asks for ten feet. That is why .so many of them never reach the other side. Then there are the possibilities such a change in the Traffic Act would open up for some; .enterpris- ing person or persons. Any person could pick out a nice straight piece. of road on which there was consid- erable traffic and pasture a bunch of canners at one end of it. Then when he saw a car approaching, he could drive his bunch out on to the road, and be almost certain of losing one or two. That might be one way to increase the farm profits, but it would bear rather heavily on the motorists, be- cause no matter what a cow's ances- try is when it is on its feet, it is al- ways thoroughbred when it Iies dead on the road. Any railway com- pany will tell, you that. Rackets, and very successful rack- ets too, have been -organized and op- erated on much slimmer prospects. But fortunately we do not -believe that the Huron county "resolution will get very far with the Highways Department, nor yet very far with other counties in the province. But it does help to keep Huron 'on the ". map. • If That Is True • The disaster to the Allies in• France is too crippling to make Iight of, and as we are able to comprehend it, with the passing of the days, 'it will become more realistic and ter- rifying. But it can be viewed in different lights. And here is . one of them. Speaking in England just the end of last week, the British Parliamentary Secretary of the Minister of jnfor- mations said: "It will not be on the dry land of Europe that this war will be won: It will be upon the seas and in the air; in distant continents; as :soon a�s unlimited resources of the British Empire and the Americans can be mobolized to turn the scale." If that is true, and -a member of the British Government would scarcely say it, if it were not, all is not yet utter darkness on the side of Britain. There -is still hope, at least a's Britain views the scene. And if there is . still hope for Britain and Britain still believes in hope, why should we, in Canada, become too downcast? WHAT OTHER PAPERS SAY: Need of Tolerance (Guelph Mercury) . What a blessing it would be it Canada could 'forget all the' Winer details'Which tend, to keep the country apart and concentrate upon those things which should keep the peorpte undtedE--de- vot ou lb the same great rotational ideals and W- elty tb common anrtlirorify. There are people on both sides who make it their business, to emphasize. differences and play upon prejudices, Oomfed,ematibn with, all its• call • •for unity, 'putri these nerrotw-mvh+dted; taktice to shame. Toleration—that is the.' great need not only in this country, but of the wr 1d; for tolera- tion IMAM =aeratanding. , • Sustaining Faith (Glasgow Herald) • In this biline of . the breaking of rations, when lahe claws of tbhteagrgretsor are owtetretee over ° Europe and tbrelirai do ailri shelter sa'a,e belii'iird the dward, both Inrditrvidual'si and Pleoplee have need a4' a vitalizing faith;, 'Mlletore waned forc, l of the.A,!d ..ee, de their duty on a field of battle's/hose 4,1tol le beyond d'eserf) risk, time hold the konte frent and endure its, dent strain and streaSele ettinit Steell •e' wilt Wills and its, the. fir@ rot fad 1. might an, tbto i, rirtaW *Witt iati>', *itt4cai t >t , 0 i?i! , ve to e'vfre, mellita ,: , dreai 46 baro . &kits itio&of w8hl WY limbo& infoomow. Years Agone {N�eq.M� Years Apw � int•tr�lnp nems Picked IRrom The Huron gxponitor of Fifty and fi>rr¢nty-tivv Years Apoa1 t • From. The Huron Expositor June 25; 1915 In a receent published, list pf casual- ties in the battle Lane in France, Henry Knox, formerly of Morris Townohbp, is reported among the wounded. He enlisted in Calgary,, Last Monday after -nom and even- ing a social gathering of the 101,ders of Duff s Church, Walton, and mem- bers of the Adult Bible Class; was held at James Snrillde's in Grey, to celebrate 'his 82nd birthday and his jubilee of fifty years' eldemsthip in Duff's Church. Missed Agnes Purcell, Mae Urqu- rhart, Evelyn McGrath, Gertrude Hef- fernan and Masters James McQuaid and Joseph M'elady, of St. Columbian, were in Seaforth this . week writing on the Entrance examinations. ' Two rinks of Seaforth bowlers were in Mitchell on Tuesday last tak- ing part in. the annual contest for the Faill Trophy, but did not succeed in bninging it home. The Seaforth rinks were W. Ginnie, O. Clark, O. Neil, J. C. Greig (ship), and J. McMillan, K. McLean, Dr. Burrows and J. M. Best (skip). Mr, Clifford 'Hunt, of McKillop, of the School of Commerce, Clinton, won ,the gold medal from ,the Remington Typewriter. Co., of New York, for pro- fi©iency in type,writrng, having writ- ten, a net rate of 65 words per min- ute for 10 minutes. Board- has engaged Mr. J. F. Ross Dr. Phomas Wilson, of Mow, In- dia, has, we learvr, returned to Can- ada atter practising bis profession as a dentist in that country for about 16 years. He is a )rother of Jolhm, A. Wilson of this town. Mr. Rnalter Haines, of the - Domin- ion Bank staff, is spending his holi- days with his parents in Winghanr. Mr, Wm. Hoskins, of Hennall, who was a volunteer in past years, has left to engage on the side of the Al- lies and will go witli the first con- tingent. The practical examination results of the Royal Academy of Music, Lon- don, England, have been received and ,the names of the successful pupils are Miss Anna M. Allison, Miss .Myra L. Morgan, Thames Road; Miss An - nisi L. Elford•,. of Elimvill; ,,whlo pass- ed the intervaediate graduation com- plete. Miss Minnie . Merrier., of Zur- ich; and Miss Florence Wood, of Exe- ter, both passed the higher division. The Steamer Greyhound of the White Star Line made its annual vis- it to Goderich 'met week, arriving about 5.30 Monday evening. The pas- senger list numbered 240. The same evening the boat took out 600 excur- sicvniste on the lake under the aus- ',pioes. of the Godenich Banic4 • June 27, 1890 From The Huron Expositor nevi R. •er, Tbommpsoar, eon -in -Law of Deputy -Reeve Seatt, of Hulled, is re- commended to the choir of Ap'olo- getics and Old Testanaevt Literature in Knox College, Toronto, at a salary of. $2,500. 'Messrs.- McArthur and, Ball, hard - were merchants- of H•enea'll, .hav+e an immense Petersburg lamp on exhibi- tion. The Hurons of Seaforth were de- feated for the first time this, season by the Scots of ,t.Toronto' on -.the , re- creation grounds en,. Saturday last. The score was 342. The choir of First Presbyterian Church, Seaforth, had their annual;. drive and piexidc at Bayfield' on Wed- nesday. A startling occurrence took place at the law,n social on Wednesday at the home of Mr: W. D. Van Egmrand, Egmondvilde, when. a good sized' tarantula was discovered peacefully ensconced. within a bunch of bananas. The spider was, captured alive. Mr. James, Cowan, of the 6th coni cession of McKillop, delivered on Monday last to Mr. T. McLean, of Goderich, tour fat steers, • which weighed in the aggregate 5,650 lbs. The ,price received was 51 arils, per pound, amounting to the neat sum of $308,75. Mr. R. Rogs, 10th concession of Stanley',' who nettled' 'there 41 years ago, sails Ibis, 'week from Montreal for Glasgow on the Parisian. He fn? tends returning in the course of six months. He is 68 years of age,. but would pass for a man ,of 55. On Tuesday evening Past a number bf the Lutheran congregation' in Zur- ich called' on 'their pastor, Rev. T. Strempfer, and, presented him and his, Wife each witth an upholstered easy obsnr. Messrs. Happel and Jtohnsen, of Zurich, have- erected a large stable at the flax mill, ,Mr. Joshua Ashton, of Fargnha r, had a bee recently for the purpose of reaking a gangway_.to his 'barn: He "also 'haft a rag bee in the afternoon for entertaining the ladies. In the evening a. dtanee was rheld and Mr. Richard Speare, :of Cromarty, did the calling off. Mr. Wm, Brimacommbe sang and it was, greatly appreciated. Mo. James Digtuatn, of Enter; who bee been ciimtfned to his house through pleuidey, owned a dog which was greatly, attached to him. During the time Mr. Dignan had been, 911 the dog refused te• enter the room or come in the house and also refused food, the reedit of which it died,. Mr. James Turnrbtill, of Clinton Col- 11egiate Institute, has been requested by the Minister of Education to net as one .of the provincial ezafnitners this • y'earr. M•r. Turnbull performed the duties last year. The horse ,racers at Walton,canne off tai Friday as annoum#hyd. In the open run Beattie Bim' t do horses took 1st and 2'nid endi Wafteett Ain- leght bay 5rdh> The blit malYa race re. Hilt kd in Win.. Mel y'. 'tatictaig fiitgt ,piaci With Mr,P, iVtbt±#v3i1 Ala Glee. Odpper 2nd aalt artt A •Tiiiatoli,b'd) 100- y td foot rade batmen. Ott, Beattie and ll, Garr'` ipWen 14, tette niett tor.Aiooi daith 13Outtion, gilay la"d Alta haptic,Witibittat ey`0 the nutted! boa, ; °golii the' �y 1.110 If Phil Osif r o astmiyileadows !F` "BUYING A SUIT' No wonder some men grow pros- perous as salesmen! It's s'im'ply' be- cause other oven Woe myself haven't the gumption to argue with th,em. An- other reason is because we forget erre selves and buy goods away from 'home. I've a confession to make abMit a new suit 1 just purchased in the city. Before leaving, Mrs. Phil reminded me that my oveahalls were a sight. Tbey were ripped and 'torn and patch- ed and plastered with chop and wa- ter until they bolted like a suit of armor,. Sine sartd, tin ,no uncertain tones, to buy a new pair. Agreeing reluctantly, 1 proprised to buy them when in the city. . or else on the 'way honnre, at. Tim Murphy's in the' village. Events conspired to keep me long- er than •was expected, and so, just be- fore six I stepped into one of those flashy places' with the glaring silver railings and the marble floors and the little holes, in. the wall with suits of clothes in them. The sign said: „Men's, Fgrniehing Store." "Soasething for your, sir," a •p1om.- pouss man in, a black coat, grey trous- ers. and stiff calliar, mumbled dowll his nose. "YesI . , ,that is . . well I would like a` • But the sentence was Left• unfi,n'ish- ed. ' He chimed in, "Something in a suit perhaps. Right this, way. We have lovely summer models in trtopi- cals. , light worsteds . sum- mer t.weeds . and blah! blah!" Try and get a word 'in• edgeways. Try and tell him you're only a, farm- er and you want a pair of overalls.. I had blundered into the wrong store. These clerks" didn't realize that any- thing lay beyond -the suburbs' of the city except' wild. country and people who wore skins. - Maybe you could have srtopped and said, "Look here, I went- a pair of overalls." Perhaps you could have said it while being whisked up on an elevator that was making your heart dance like it does In a 'car with the fastest drover in, the township . or when you step off and that slams heart squishes around inside (trying to recover. Toy explaining it after you've been herdied intra a lrooin with a bunch of fussy( mem Think of the fuaa they make and hbiw they ditsirobv you down to patched wnderweam. Quite distinct dy ]looking down, their asserted noses, they start draping cloth around you . . someone jabs you with a pin • . . someone else starts measuring you. That'd the way they started. Then they withdrew to ,one cornier while the maid: fellow who. ushered, me up to the torture room kept talking so's I couldn't •say anything. Evidently the, coupon of war had decided that I wasn't in a position for one of their hanrd'tailored models and so they ushered me (the victim) into a wicker chair . handed one a cigarette . . . itt it . . . and started parading models, of suite by ane . ° and me still in my under- wear, I diete,rmined not to flinch but gaze steadily at the passing array. Then the, cigarettes smoke tickled, inside and, a red shock of hair started bob- bing vigorously. At that they immed- iately took it ,that the nodding indi- cated preference for that m;adell—a. doublebreasted creation, with floppy peg's, it cream color and a red' stripe. It may have been intended, for the flag of some of those small European countries that passed.out of existence about the 'Gime ..,that Adolph got his first big ideas: I 'don t Imo* about that . .. only that I was shepherded back into pants, this particular suit was cart to measurement in a mysterious, wee - 1 was sold -a brilliant red tie" . . a striped s,hirt and a straw hat and ushered back out onto the street. I've got it down in the driving shed yet • . . awaiting to get enough courage to walk into the ' kitchen, wearing it. Mrs. Phil .will faint if she ever sees it! :JUST A SMILE.OR TWO: "Jusjhink, children," said the mis- sionya y, in Africa there are six mil- lion square miles wlrere--•little boys and girls have rio Sunday school. Now what should we • all strive to save money for?" "To go to Africa," eried a chorus of cheery voices. • A young woman ,was railing on her neighbor. "Comte, Bobby," the mother reprov_ ed her saxinll son. "Don't be a little savage. Kiss the ,lady," "No," said Bobby stubbornly, "she might slap me, Iike she did Daddy." • "How is 'it?" inquired the plumber, arriving at last to mend, a 'broken pipe. "Not so bad," replied the house- holder. "While we were waiting far you I taught my wife to swing,' z • Manager: "1 advise you to let the villain shoot himself instead of t - ing poison." Author of New Play: "Really?" "It'11 wake the audience up." • "I've about dlecided, to get married." "Won't it increase your expenses too much?" "No! I figure it will double the life of my tires and cut my gasoline Lady: "You say your mother is today?" Johnnie: "Yes:sus , s,umpin'ss t natter with her throat." Lady: "Well, that's too bad. She was -well when l visited her yester- day.,, Johnnie: "Huh! It's, your fault then. Ma said you always gyve bet a pain in • the wreck." Four Octogenariane At Funeral The late G. M. Elliott, for whom a funeilal service. was held in Victoria Street United ,.Qhurch on Friday Last, was barn in S. p. No. 3', Colborne, on the second farm froth tine school, and it is an interesting circumstance that among these who were preaiegnt at the' s,envie'e on Friday were four friends. of Mr. Ellett,. all of whom are over 80 years of age and all had been schoolmates together in vthe old No.. 3 school under. Master Wm. Syming- ton, The four are Alex Young, bet- ter etter known ae "Sandy" Young, of Col- borne; Andrew Million, of Clinton John Elliott, of London, and Mrs. Ino. Robertson (Margaret J. Blair), of Goderich.--Goderich S1i,gnalS,tar. Nurse Graduate$". �). Mise Alice Elizabeth Ruston and Miss Wimnifred June Pitblado, of Goderich, were annang the ,gra'd'uating• nurses of the Kitchener -Waterloo Hos- pital wino received their diplomas on' Saturday aftern'oon.e-Go,d'erieh. Signal - Star.. Fatal 'Accident At Detroit • r, Mr. T. R. Wallis and' this sister, Mra. G. P. •Gould, of town, and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Brenner, of. Grand Bend, were called to Detroit on Sunday'by the accidental death of Robert, 18, - year -old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold 3., Wallis, of that city. The fatality occurred on. Saturday when "Bob," while diving in the river wear Detroit, struck a sharp part of an old sub- merged barge. He was an excellent swimm-er. He is survived by his: par- ents and a 14 -year-old brother, Jack. The funeral took place on Tuesday to Bay Port, Michigan.—Goderich Signai- Star. Grant To Airport Air Minister Power announced; in the House.ef Commons•'Tlaureday af- ternoon that $42,000 had been a11ot- ted by the, Air Department to the ns Traport Department for develop - anent work on the Goderich Airport for military purposes, The sum of $700,000 is provided •for the establish- ment of an air navigators' school at Port Albert, Ont. The further sums of $304,800 is provided' by the Air De - pertinent to the Transport Depart- ment for work en, the development of Port Albert for the air navigators` - scheol, in addition, to . the first men- tioned tion'ed amount for buildings, eto Goderich Signal -Star. Thomas Rutherford Special'( Forty-nine stude ity of Toronto the Stude for t • Lumberjack's Tough! (BY Aren't: Gerald Clarkin Montreai Standard). • Quebec's, modern lumberjack ha gone "sissy." Within close tonic$ civilization by rail, air and radio, th 'man who cuts timber and follows, I down creeks and rivers en route to mills, is not in, the same class as his predecessor of 40 Years ago. "It's no tougher than a 'factb•ry job." That was how the mild-man- nered • Simmon Murphy, 68 -year-old vet- , of the woods, summed' up. "I still remember the time when we had to. pack our supplies en our backs and go forty or 'fifty miles' into the bush by foot and canoe. And we got theme in the fall' and: didn't cone{ out until the spring." Murphy,. his face tanned, from elite 52 years as a lumberjack, shook'is bread slowly :and serrow'farlly, "In the last 40 years they've done a lot to make things ,easier." We were bouncing in the :back of a truck, .on our way from Deesono, Quebec, to spend the evening at a lumber camp two miles ,up a dirt road. Murphy continued, to Shake hie head, "Ln my time if we wanted to get anywhere we walked through woods. There was nothing like this:" Rough as this road was, with its mud filled ruts, Murphy considered it a luxury, s its "schoolgirl . cornt$exion" qualaities. of 5t—Pbe tam has bean, replaced by e ,the shramp-tooth,er, easier'to-handle t suave. 6—The average lumberjack, wh spends a good deal of tris life on th drive on' creeks • ani swift rivers, can- net annot swim. 7—Many lum.berjaoks are eitty-rats-• 'edl. But, say th it bosses, they are not as hardy asthe country men. _8—Most ,timber now out in Quebec is too small to support a Penson. Hence the old) art of "cuffing," or roll- ing on a log, is almost non-existent. 9L—•The tough and hhdrdy days, and with them legends of inigisty eke - wielders', kava- passed om forever. Most' of the 50,000 mien; who work each year in. Quebec timberland are faamers. During the fate :and winter, when crop seasons are over,: they do the cutting and hauling. For this, they earn salaries' averaging around $65 a month. When the drive season comes, In the middle Of May, they re - biro home. Twenty-five Camps Photographer Sam Preva) and I were spending a few days at Dessaue, 270 nattiest north of Montreal, to Yearn something of logging. Dessaamte was typical of bbbte'r depots, scattered through the 250,000 square anlPeis of forest area. in Quebec. Itai five wood- en buildings, just off the C.N,R. track served as headquartterh' for "the 26 camrps 1ocarted along nelgihboring.. creeks:. The nearest town, of any size was LaTuqub, 75 miles south by rail, where all liigihways ended. While jotting on our way, we dis- cussed some observations: 1—The avec age lumberjack In un- der 30, small in, stature -.-about 5 feet 8 inc err ---and weighs no mere than 160 pounds, 2 --Tire lumberjack who toted a"bot- ,tle In ane hand and a 4tlt'erpole in the other, is an extinct apieelea. Anyone naltglhrt drinking while on the Job le handed a ,ons wayr ticket • e LaPuque 21 --Foote lig good and, plentiful, A typtcei lumber canal meal consists of Firenelv plea :roup, steak of a couprlre: of desaertit a alt, yIf 1d�ozns Undid of Nee and cakes tLa ankl ear , cuifferers 4i --The mem user a soak fade& for ,pox 0 e Summer Jobs Thone who remain to keep the logs moving down streams and rivers' are usually'full-tinve lumberjacks who make their perm,anernt homes in, lum- Ser.camps. On. the drive they're paid 30 cents an hour, after ten Warn a day, time and a limit, A )card -worker can earn $25 weekly until the drive ends en July 1. From then on, dur- ing the summer, lumberjacks: tackle enesttrustion and " improvement pro- jects, around their camps. We di -opted in to 'see sone of the men in their bunkhouse. "1 rod after a. 'day on the drive, they sat around lamoking and talking. A sox -tube bat- tery radii() was going softly "litre main topic of conversation was, of all ,things, the drive. Story of the Bear Someone noticed Brunt Belanger, one -handled fire ranger, who was stop- ping there for thte night. With slight coaxing% Erxe tt launched into his fav- orite story of how he tracked down a boar five years ago. "Yes, ria'," Ute started). "Tbat was on big yelar: - Shine hear she was• ruining all the ,casheisi putbpared for ohomers for the winter. This. - patfi0 send arta at table ot• the Muni= melt to catch hen . Par 80 tnlltsej at least I go front civtlldxsitioii; t *gage over ,fuer amid creek 'fanny milegertek, day. Wlifitfr>nwl1 bier just} -•tri '( 11t1h` • (Oottinitedi out Pager.6j-. 9 Cody, ty;.,":pree d the , ouvocationn ex- ercises. Among those to receive -the honor was 'Thomas Rutherford, of Ciiu.tpn.f—Clinton News -Record. Judging Competition Saturday Upward of one hundred young men will take part in, ,the annual livestock judging competition for .Huron Coun- ty being held on Saturday, according:' to a report received from J. C. Shear- er. Classes of Livestock will be judg- ed on farms in the vicinity of dire ton 'as ws: Huron County Home;. Wm. McEwenfollo, Stanley • township; Clifford Keys, Varma,; • Colin' Campbell -and William Sparks, Hayfield; Thos. - S,nowden and. Russel Grainger, -Blue Water . highway. --Clinton News-Re- cond. ; .Auto Accident An auto 'accident took place an Monday at noon at the school corner of Andrew Street. A car driven by Miss Irene Turkheim, of Zurich, col- lided with another driven by Miss Hazel Rees, of Zion, both high school students. The accident took place at the noon hour.: A window • was broken and, the bumper damaged in the Turkheim car and a ,.tire was blown on the Johns car. ,Chief Norry -•• investigated( — Exeter Times-A'dtvo crate. Severe Rain On Sunday Tihe 'heaviest nadir, of the season. was witnessed in Blyth and its ,iht- •mred4ate district on Sunday afternoon,. The downpour lasted for two hours, area many acres of grain were flood- ed. The storm was of a local charac- ter as a mile s,ou,th. of Londesbore none fell Also, farther north. of Blyth not nearly as much fell. The section between Blyth, and Londes- bona seemed to be affected . m osrt,— Blyth Standard. • 1,000 Acres Of .Flax Sown The Gordan Flax Co. have succeed- ed im mowing 1,000 acres, of ,the' 1;000 acre crop anticipated for this, year. Very, difficult weather has thanaip'ered greatlyr ,the 'seeding ,operations. Rapid growth le reported on all fields, whigh harve been sows . Seeding ' which would) have been ciam>snpleted this week but for the setting in 'of another wet spell, will be contineede as soon •a§ the land is fit.,--Blybhr. Standard. Received Degree Mr.. and° ^M•rs,, 0. N. Underwood were in Tomato on. Thursday atltend- Ing Oonvoctartiom -then .Vhhelr dauighter, Adiei.n, reoeivrecl the) degree of Bach- elor of Rousb-hldi Science.—Winghate Advance -•Tim,::, Says ,Divine A.id Delivered 8. E. F. Evidence be divine einterrention 1n the Allied withdrawal' beim Dun- ked que Vas; been by Jnidgte J. G. S- Stanbutjr, of St. Catharines', farm- eL>t5r 'def Easter, spe'aling oat Friday laeHi be etieg 4ihiet 66mm general astri4dfly of',tl» Prnibytterdaix clihiii h tr cariada- •'J'uct aa, a, Clblydt bjt diary rp"dro'tiecfts'di Sipa Iararaielut a; while tlotPfm;•ass rbyedi tits iarmlmidas/ IOW tam* k"1 eA041" MatioUtott, Itll it Wm tog "Sl e' j,i beibte th.- (Clomltdainred toair ]Pad s)