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SEAFORTH, Friday, .September 27
Still Wet
Every one in the country districts
is talking about the weather, but as
Mark Twain said: No one is doing
anything about it. That is, no one
-but the weather man, and he has
been and still is doing the wrong
thing right along.
Perhaps this is not the wettest
summer we have ever had, but it is
quite wet enough. The winter was
about two months tab long and that
crowded spring into summer, and
spring being much the stronger, we
-haven't seen. much of summer this
year, and now that October is about
here, we are not likely to either.
That is bad enough,but a wet
spring is worse, and most of the
weather we have been having for
weeks is just like wet spring wea-
ther. Hundreds of acres of grain
. crops are still in the fields,' which
should have been in the `grain bins
and straw mows long ago.
Still worse, the probability is that
none " of these crops will now reach
their appointed destinations. ' And
much of the grain will be of little use
for anything, whether it is threshed
in the field or hauled to the barn.
Yet, while the situation is serious,
it could, and often has, been worse:
Grain prices thisyear are too lbw to
meet the necessary overhead expens-
es, not to mention the making of pro-
fit for the farmer.
On the other band, there was a
bumper hay crop. The roots, in spite
of the wet, look Like another bumper
crop. There will be rio shortage of
feed this winter, and. that leaves a
comfortable feeling.' But beans are
another story. Not too good in ar<y
district at any time this year, they
now lack the sun to ripen them, and,
Iike the grain, many hundreds of
acres May stay out in the fields for
a -long time. Beans are a nice cash
crop to have, but, apparently, this is
not going -to be a bean year.
Rain, however, nevem hurtsthe
pasture. ' And we have never had
better pasture than this year. Cat-
tle -are in grand shape.` They have
not been bothered by either heat or
flies. Just left alone to feed and fat-
ten. And cattle prices have not been
too bad either.
But it isstill wet.
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A' Misunderstanding
There seems to be a somewhat
general misunderstanding as to the
duties and authority exercised by
the, Constituency Registrars appoint-
ed to organize and conduct the re-
cent
e
cent National Registration.
The duties . of these Registrars be-
fore the National Registration w�,s
made consisted in organizing the
constituencies as, similarly done
for a Federal election, Their
authority consisted in appointing
Deputy Registrars in • each polling
division in the municipalities which
comprised the electoral district.
After the registration was made
it was the duty of the constituency
registrars to classify the registra-
tion cards, with particular care to
see that there were duplicate cards
made of all singlemales and w.jdow=-
ers between the ages of nineteen
and forty-five years, both inclusive.
After the classification was made
the duplicate cards -were &warded
to one of the four .Tudicial'; Districts
into which Ontario was divided. In
the case of this constituency; Huron -
Perth, the • duplicate registration
cards were forwardettlo,. the : Hon.
err: Justice .Henderson, London., All
tither registration cards were for -
et to the Chief Registrar for
da, '.trtia''G`''a,
.fie di position of reg ,stra-
calydsd" ottie, supplies used in
i'll* the deities and.
I ME
, authority of the Constituency Reg-
istrars ceased. They had no say or
authority as • towhat disposition
would':be 'made of the registration
card, or to what use the Government
would put the information wtich
they contained_ The Constituency
Registrars were through and out of
the picture.
The action the Govermnent took
regarding the information contain-
ed in the duplicate cards of single
men and •widowers is. now well
known. Hundredsof these men.
have received notification from Lon-
don to report for medical inspection
within threedays of the receipt of
their notice. Arid following that in-
spection, the physically fit will, no
- doubt, be immediately called out for
training.
Many.of these men, however, have
already joined military units, or are
already doing hometraining, with
the understanding that this would -
exempt thein from being called away
from home at this time to train in
_ military centres. This misunder-
standing . is quite justifiable, and
some immediate ruling on it should
be made.
As it is the Constituency Regis-
trars are being besieged by men who
have been called up for inspection
(when they have already been medi-
cally examined, and are already un-
dergoing some kind of military train-
ing) .wanting to know what it.is all
about; what they will do with the
matter,' when these Registrars have
•-ne knowledge of, or authority to
give• any ruling whatsoever.
The situation has been aggravated
by some .radio announcer who came
over the .air last week, •instructing
all men who have been' called, and
who are in doubt as to their stand-
ing, to appeal to their local Regis-
trars.
In all probability, what the radio
announcer said, or intended 'to say,
wasi,hat such appeals for informa-
tion should be made to a Divisional
'Registrar. Of these, there are four
the Province, one for each Judi- -
cial Division, who acts under the
authority of the Judge, who is the
head of the division, and with whom
authority rests to decide who is and
who is not to be called to the service
at any 'particular -time.
When that judicial decision has
been made, it is the Registrar ins
that particular division, who under
the authority of that Judge, issues
the calls for service. In this par-
' ticular district, as we have said, all
appeals for a ruling should be made
t01Ie-Pfivisionalgistrar, Wm A
Martin, Carling Block, London, On-
tario.
In all probability the matter will
soon be straightened out, but in the
meantime much time is being lost,
and, perhaps, much 'expen"se and an-
noyance will be caused by fruitless
appeals to local Registrars.
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Canada's Part
There are a great many people—
perhaps not so many now as' there
were . a few.• months ago, but still
quite a few—whose political and in-
tellectual opinions are largely those
imbibedfrom certain Toronto daily
papers as regards the inefficiency of
the present Canadian government in
.its war effort.
To such we would like to draw to
their attention a recent despatch
from London, England: "Canada in
her contribution to °the Empire's war
effort has turned up trumps, ac-
cording to Herbert Morrison, Minis-
ter of Supply..
"If ever I was tempted to indulge
in a mental slump—which I seldom
atilt being an incurable optimist — I'
immel lately think of'- what Canada
is doing and going to do," he said in
an interview published in the Even-
ing Standard. -"That is more than
enough to knock the bottom out of
any fit of blues."
We venture to say that Mr. Morri-
son is not a reader of the Globe and
Mail or Telegram editorials, or a
reader of Judith R.obinson's "Call-
ing` Canada," or Dr. Bruce's -speech-
es in the House of Commons, or he
would not talk in that strain, or any-
thing ,like it. Surely he does not
know that these papers and peo-
- ple have proved conclusively to all
that Canada's part in the war has
leen nothing' short of appallingly
disgraceful and other worse things.
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Interesting Items Picked From.
The Huron Expositor of Fifty, and
Twenty-five Years Ago.
From The Huron Expositor
September 20, 1890
Miss Cole, of Ethel, has been ap-
pointed to the position of organist in
the English, Church, Brussels.
One day last week ass a young man
.yas walking along the beach near
the harbor in Goderioh, he picked up
a Spanish pillar quarter bearing the
date 1388.
On Wednesday forenoon last Mr.
George E. Jackson, of • •Egmoniville,
met with a very severe accident. ••Re
w'as. standing . on, a ladder .peeking ap-
ples from a tree when the ladder
broke and he tell several feet ,to the
ground. It was found that his breast
bone was fdaetuured'.
Mr William J3rine, son of Mr J.
P. Brine, of Sleaterth, who has resid-
ed: in Uxbridge far several years, has
left 'that„ place to take a resionsible
,position imV thee leading. miercanitile
establishment in Gravenhurst.
Messrs, W- B. G.oveniock, George
Anderson and • George Hammill left
en. Tuesday to attend the University
at Toronto,- ..
Mr. James Cumming has been ap-
pointed collector for the Township of
Tuckersmith. Mr. David Sproat, the
former collector, declined reappoint-
ri ent.
Mr. J. S. Perkins, of Chiselhurat,
has been elected 'as, superintendent
or' the Methodist "Sabbath school.
Mr. Robert Adorns and Mr. John B.
Aitcheson have, got 'slate hoofs on
their' housess.-. They have two as fine
houses as are in McKiltap.
Mr. Roger Pepper., of the 3rd : con-
ceesion, L.R.S., 'Tuckersmith, noWehas'
his cider mill running at full blast
and clan turn out pure fresh cider.
As Mr. William Coleman, of the 2ivd
concession bf Tuckerseeith, was re-
turning home from the Goderioh show
.with his imparted mare end 'foal, he
!net with a serious accident which
will lay him up far some time. The
horse in the buggy became unman-
ageable and when the, buggy Lurched,
Mr. Coleman .out and broke his
collarbone hatwo two places.
Mr. Jerry Stapleton, of Iibbert, has
purchased the McLaughlin farm on
the lignin Road containing 106 acres
for the sum of $3,700. ••
Mesers. M. Ross, T. Burgess 'and N.
Murray 'have gone up the lakes fou -
the 'fall fishing. '
Last week while Master John Mc-
Ewan,- eon of Mr. Malcolm McEwan,
of Stanley, was crawling along a beam
is his barn' he slipped and fell to the
floor, breaking this right arm a Tittle
above the grist.
Fly Osi f er: of _.
• Lazy' Meadows
(By • Harry ,1. Boade)
"GOING AWAY
Modern folk don't,: appreciate just
how mucb •the passing of the years
has brought them in eanwenieuce.
Take, for instance, the simple process
of going away. Today, it's a matter
of forgetting about the work there is
to be done, and I find that quite easy
to do, and then stepping i'nto,the car
and zipping along to where you hap -
Pen .to be going.
But, take back in ,the days when I
was a boy. Mother planned for quite
some time on the trip over to. Grand-
mother's place. It was• only a matter
of eight miles. . . but in those days
that was considered quite a distance.
She watched for the mailman each
day, and then, one afternoon came
riling up the laneway perusing ih•e
contents of the tetter. Cowing to the
house, ,.the letter was, slipped iota the
apron pocket' and no amount of via
suasion was able to make" her tell
what was in it.
At :suppe'r time she would' hand
father all the plates first, and urge
him •to take a little more of this and
a little more of that, and, as he lajiled-
a• second nappieful of Iris favorite
dessert, She would gently say . .
"I had a' letter from' Mother today."
We would all look up, filled with at-
tention., but Father would say "limed'
and, noisily strain another saucer of
tea through. his moustache,
There would be a dead -pause filled
with the sound of the Celiie turning
over on the frept verandah and 'the
clock chaa.ging gears as, it came to
the hour mark. Then Mother would
add, in a casual sort of way: "She
wants us to come over tomorrow."
Father this time wound sort of drone
`tYes,v 'and, Mother, encouraged by
this would -say, "Millie will be home
tomorrow."
"Hm'ph," came fathe•r',s reply, -,P1
never could. stand tihat husband of
bees."
Mother, quick to seize any advaut•
age, 'Medd supply, quick as a flash,
"He isn't home this time," and in :r
pensive sort of way, would add: "I
;haven't seen Millie for over a year
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From The Huron Expositor
October 1, 1915
Mr: Edgar 'l',attieon, of Brucefield,
stationmaster, has enlisted for over-
seas service and is now in training.
Mr. Alex Mustard, of Bruoefield, is
now harvesting his third crop of, al-
falfa and he says it is the heaviest
crop of the three.
The new brick scehool house in Sec-
tion No. 4, McKillop, is nearing com-
pletion and its appearance adds very
much to the already interesting and
romantic carver of No. 4, one of the
best roads ?a McKillop.
The old barn on. the farm of Mr.'
Melvin Blanchard, near !Winthrop,
was blou*ii• down by the high winds.
of Sunday morning last. The timbers
in it were 'those used in the old. Meth-
odist Church, Seaforth, which was re-
placed by a .bpick edifice oyer forty
years ago.
Mr. W. P. Thompson tor erecting an
addition to his residence on Goderich
•Street, which greatly increases its
comfort •and appearance. The work
is being done 'by Mr. Wm. Adams.
Percy Hoag, Arthur Archibald, Miss
Mary Cowan and Jennie Goveniock
left on Monday for Toronto, t'he lat-
ter to the Faculty. of Education and
the former to the University,
. Mr. Arthur George, organist of
First Presbyterian' Church, has rent-
ed Col. Wilson's• 'shouse.
The annual Fall Fair of the Sea -
forth Agricultural, Society was held
on the fair grounds on. Friday last
and was very successful. Among the
exhibits in the showlrause were those
,of G. A. ` Sills, T. G. S'ciatt, Jas. Graves',
M. Broderick, W. J. Walker & Sion
and Beattie Bros,
Last Sunday was rally day in First
Presbyterian' Church and the follow-
ing girls took part: Miss Ina Hart
sang a solo and atrio by ' Misses, Fv-
'elyn Adams, Mary. Hays and Ethel
.McKay was: much enjoyed' -
The Leber Day celebration in Brus-
sele netted,. $1,000, which was foto
warded to the Red Cross Society in
Toronto. _ -
The Baptist congregations of Au-
burn and Clinton have bought, for
parsonage purposes the fine residence
of Mr. A. J.' Holloway in Clinton, of
which thy get posse5sIon at an ear-
ly date.
Last week Brussels. Women's Insti-
tute shipped 83 gems of fruit to the
soldeer boys overseas, consisting of
:lam, honey ami x:ples syrup.
1Vi r. J." K. wise, of the Huron Ro'a,d,
Tuckersmith, has' saldi, ,Fina farm to
Mr. George Beaur!erman, of Chicago,
son-ln-law Henry. Lebeau, ad-
jacent to Clintonof.Mr.
On Thursday mb'rndn'g of last ,week
Tylomas Sherritt, Jr., of H'ensall, Peck 'quite i11 and after having Dr. Peck
examine (him, the debtor decided it
was a severe case .of appendicitis and
took him and, hie sister, Miss Dora,
to Victoria HoslidtaI, London, 'where
an operation took place.
The wind and rain, storm of last.
Sunday - morning. `was particularly
'Severe in nigha"'i i and viOindty. Slams
eleteO Were torn off the roof of the
Methodist Ohne-eh
MThoma Btxaett, of Exeter; met
wt. with an unrpl'oast . accident while
thresbirrg . a t Mr '''iT'hiom ' Miser's. in
- Usborne, bit's dad—lest _week:. One of
the p'lo'ps' en selaheldellie stood` gave
WAY e'nd in the fail lid Walk .relidetied
uneote eloua and teceiwed' a scalp
Wonted.
now."
Nothing more was said about ii.;
but we heard voices after„ we went.
to bed and knew that Mother was
persuadinig Father, against his 'deep-
rooted hatred of having to get drese-
ed up. When she_came up to tuck U3
M, she would sax, "Better get a geod
.sleep because your father is taking us
over bo Grandmother's tomorrow."
We usually laid awake half the night
thinking about it, but always man-
aged to be up at four -thirty the next
morning as Father started out to do
the chores. -
Everything seemed to go wrer• r,.
That was the morning the brindle
cow kicked the milk stool away from
the, -head of the household. The cat
always- seemed to pick that night for
upsetting a pan of milk in the milk
house. The calve.' always seeded to'
break out and get in the garden .
and. our belligerent Berkshire spent
the night in uprooting the chicken
pens in the orchard and chasing the
chickens half to death.
By the, time it came' around to
squeezing Father into a stiff collar,
he , was red' -faced in.,,.'a noisy sort of
ways. We generally managed to keep
out of his way. His parting shot, as
he went to hitch the team of drivers
up, was, "Why don't your people
come over here same time?" But
'Mother calmly went on packing a
few jars of special preserves, and
Father kicked the lane fence -post just
for emphasis.
When it seemed that nothing else,
could happen, as: we travelled down
the road about a mile from our (rant
gate, and Father was beginpin•g to
relac and notice the condition of the
fields . one of us would look
back. Sure enough-- here was the
brown mare's colt . . . . loping along
in a happy-go-lucky sort of way.
What happened then is, better not
told . . suffice it to say that af-
ter colt wasi put in the stable, it took
five miles of Mother's art of .making
conversation to make Father .relai: his
face and quit complaining about the
trip!
:JUST A SMILE OR TWO
First Golfer: "This is absolutely
terrible. I have never played so poor-
Iy before."
Second Golfer: "Oh, then you have
played before?" ,
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An elderly couple were charged with
creating a breach of the peace in
their own home, "How did you come
to cause this disturbance at your own
fireside?" asked the magistrate.
"Well, it' was like''this," replied the
old woman, "John and I were sitting
at the fire. -John was reading his
newspaper l'and I was thinking. Then
I turned to him and said,..`John, sheep
are ewfu' stupgd,;.aren't they?' "And
John said,. 'Yes', my d'amb.' "
• •
Eager Piers- kit: "I wish I could
thing up a big, 'strong situation that
would fill the audience with tears."
Theater Manager: "I'm lookingfor
one that will fill, the tiers with audi-
ence."
Seen in
County Papers
Accepts Palmerston Position
- Mr. Jack West, who baa been em-
ployed at Crawford's. Garage for the
past five years, has accepted a posi-
tion with the Superior Motors at
Palmerston. He leaves our Monday to
assume his' new duties. Mrs. West
and the children will go to Palmers-
ton at a .later date.—Wingham . Ad-
vance -Times.
Sale a Suecess
Mr. Jack Cuming had a very sue-
cessful sale last week. An estimated
attendance of fifteen hundred people
were present. Everything was sold,
and good -prices, were obtained. Mr.
Cuming dial%osed of his farm,, -which
was considered one of the best in
the district, to Mr. McKenzie of Ash-
fieid. Mr. McKenzie disposed of part
of his farm, located near Port Al-
bert, to the Government for the air-.,
port. He has already taken' posses-
sion of the Coming property.—Blyth
Standard.
Describes Convention At Havana
W. I. Carroll spoke to the Lions"
Club on his trip to the International
convention in Havana, Cuba, this
su'msner when they 'held their first
meeting in the Hicks House Friday
night after a summer full of activity
for the club but minus the regular
meetings. His descriptions were
much enjoyed. Dr. H. A. Mutton pre-
sided over the meeting and there was
the usual good fellowship prevailing.
—Mitchell Advocate.
"There • goes .Jack Benner, the radio
comedian, and his gag men."
"Well, I suppose when you're, on
the air you have to have your wits
about you most of the time." '
•
"What is the comptometer opera-
tor doing with that tablecloth?"
"The boss brought it back from a
luncheon conference. He wants her
to add• up the figures on it."
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A little -boy was saying his: t,go-ton
bed prayers in a very low voice....
''1 can't hear you, dear," his mother
whiope•red.
"Wasn't talking to you," the small
one answered firmly.
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Wife: "Wake up, John! There's
a burglar going through your pants
pockets.
Husband (turning aver): "Oh, you
t.wo just fight it out between your-
-selves."
Sky Harbor Airport
Belongs To Huron Co.
Warden George C. Feagan Asks Resi-
dents, of the County to Put Their
Money on Active Service.
So that every municipality in the
County of Huron may share in the
control of Sky Harbor, Warden Geo.
C.' Feagan has issued the following
statement:
"Soon fattier a landing field was
establie'hed north of 'Saltford in the
County of Huron a pageant was ih'eld
to raise funds for the •erection• of a
hangar. At that time the few cite=
zeas 'who had endorsed the project
had no assurance that the people of
this county wduld support aviation.
Tc' time' surprise of everyone, men,
women and children• to the estimated
numbers of over forty thousand 'from
all over the county, thronged the op-
en fields and roadways. Special po-
lice had to be called in order to con-
trol traffic. Some sixty planes took
part in the pageant, coming .from the
United States and from every flying
club in the Province of Ontario. This
publicity attracted the notice of of-
ficials of Civil Aviation in Ottawa
and a representation was made,..: to
the Department of Transport of the
Federal Governrnent. The Minister
assured, the delegates, after be had
made a personal inspection and had
scut a number of experts to maker a
Complete report, that Sky Harbor
pr'ovid'ed natural facilities for an air
,ort, but that before Government as-
sistance could be granted the land
'abaci have to be In the name of a
municipality. it was then that Huron-
Cou•n'ty endorsed the project: and lev-
elled some of the, runways. Shortly,
aftsr the outbreak • ,of the Wear, tibe
Government wiredetiar• copnc1 , ask-
ing .them if they would be prepared
to cionsider Sky Harbor as a training
field for 1$Iap1re, defence. A apeciar
meeting of council was called and mrr
reply to that telegram was that the
County of Huron would- purchase the,
field and place it at the disposal of
His Majesty the King. This patt40bi'c
gestert wan the edmiiatit tr • of the
Ghwernn ieut and, nnight I -add, of
patriotic organizations from coast to
coast, and much publielty was given
to bur County by the press of Can-
3ida.
At 'that time we 'had no kneadedge'
or inhlrridtJi
aa. to' what method the
Gavernmefrt, would ruse in carrying
forward their op.er igen of the field,
but assum'e'd that it Wioiik1 be con
Loses Barn By . Lightning
•
Wh•eie the barn owned by George
Mueller, • sixth concaselen of Logan,
was struck by lightning ,just after
midnight on Saturday the entire build-
ingwas consumed by flame, a quan-
tity of 'hay and, grain and 200 chick -
ells were lost.. The baro was on' the
property across the road owned by .
Mr. Mueller. Pat Flanagan, a neigh-
bor, first sighted the fire, notifying
the owners Although many gathered,
I:ttle could be dense to save the barn
or its contents.—Miboheil Advocate.
OIdnLandmark Removed
One .of' Zurich's old landmarks; •
namely the dwelling house occupied
by Mr. and Mrs. George Deichert, of
town, which' has been purchased by
Mr. Ted •Miller, of Dashweod, has
been moved '.back soutihacross the
street onto the lot purchased fro a
Mr. Ferdinand Haberer, formerly us-
ed as recreation grounds. Mr. Miller,
when completed, will 'occupy the
tibiae, while Mr. Deichert. is making
progress in excavating for his new-
butcher
ewbutcher shop and dwelling attached.
It will keep workmen"busy for a few
months till thisis -.completed, but
will greatly improve the appearance -
of that. part of the town. — Zurich_
Herald.
Loses Part of Finger
Elmer Robertson, Colborne town.. -
ship, lost part of the index finger of'
his right hand in a peculiar threshing'
accident at A. J. •Coidthorpe's farm
last Friday. 'The separator had' be
come plugged, the engine, was stop-
ped and the drive belt thrown off the
pulley• as a precaution.. .Mr.' Robert -
sea had his right band in. the cut-
ter pulling out ..straw when a fellow
workman, Elmer McClinehey, on top -
'of the separator--aecidentally fell -offs
grabbing. the, 'drive'. pulley to, break
his fall. The .knives moved just en-
ough to engage a strip of the flesh
of Mr. Robertson's• finger, lacerating
it so that it had to be ainputateh
later at Alexandra Respite'. Given
first aid at the • 'Goldthorpe farm, Mr,
Robertson insisted on driving itis own
ducted , by 'the Department of dela- Car to' the hospetal and did, so , oust
lion with their own personnel. Under comipan'ied.—Goderich S'ign'al -Star,
the ,rBritish Commonvvvealth Air Train-
ing Plan, these various •flying fields
are divided .into categories and Sky
"Harbor was designated as an Ele-
mentary Flying School for the train-
ing of pilots and' to be operated by
a civilian, company, following -a plan
that has been in operation in Great
Britain, for three years prior to the
presient war. The details of this plan
have already appeared in some ' of
our newspaper's and further informa-
tion will be available.
Thirty -fives thousand dollars• in, cash
is to be raised for the formation of
this company and, it is •our plan to
maintain the control and identity of
Sky 11ar.bor within Huron County.
There are 24 miinicipalities in Huron
and w`b _have allotted $1,500 to each
one of them, in order to, make avail
abbe to all citizen's, the opportunity
of owning„stock in their own airport.
For this reason, shares are being dis-
tributed at $10 each. With each ten
shares of .preferred stock one share
of common is given as a bonus. '
This es an opportunity, for you to
keep control bf.. Sky Harbor within
our own 'county of Huron, to sub-
scribe to a patriotic venture in help-
ing win ate
war, and to. make what
so*suncniaidesrtemdenbty, yIbeuldsiinngs95 pmcenat
r
an preferred shares and surplus dis-
tributed amongst the common shares.
No county in Canada has' made a
mere patriotic gesture, in connection
with aviation than we have, and, by
this token; there is' o question, that
bad it not been, for our interest in
Sky Harbor, the Port Albert Naviga-
tion School would never have come
into existence. Thio is an 800,aere
tract, of ground on which facilities
are being erected to the extent of
apin'oximately one million and a half
dollars. -Wd' will have In this county
some"1,400 men for, 'training end ih-
structnton,. These young men will.
come ,from all over the Dominion and
Hunan- welcomes them. • Your inrd1y
vidual investment need not lye large,
but as Warden of the OountyI , ap,
peal to you to ' supply the eaiSital
from 'every towrn, viitlage and, town -
Ship, north, east and eolith, that Hwr-'
oars control of avlat4o i May remain
in this donnty for the dnl'rration o. the,
war and as a foundation 'from which
to build a mighty industry in the
days, 4 titillate` thhe,fYival v1Cttary.”
First Airplane Lands at .Port Albert
edaeses
An •offeh,e-record landimg—the first
of any kind—wee .made at Port Al-
bert airport Wednesday afternoo.n.
The light training plane, with two
aboard, ' itieluding the pilot, came
down on the one paved runway that
is completed, taxied several hundred
feet, turned around and book off .be-
fore anyone could get near, it. The
identity of the pilot and ,:his com-
panion, thought
om-panion,thought .to; be a • 'student,
could not be learned. Some said the
pilot'`s face looked famriliar, as did
,his: 'take -off sin sesnetihdng less than
one hundred ,feet. On Sunday the R.C.
4.P., posted ;guards at Port Albert..
Since then the guard has been main-
tained both there and at Sky Harb,ar•.
Registration , cards of . all workmen
were examined on Monday 'morning
and each morning employment cards
are presented at, the gates. SO many
were the visitors' to 'the Port Albert
airport on Sunday afternoon that traf-
fic was at • a standstill ow the Blue
Water highway for miles. The rea-
son was the ibiocking of the road op-
posite am airport entrance by two big
cranes, ,too high to clear the .,tele. -
phone wires. They had; to be unload-
ed •from their trailers and. the cranes
Iowered under their own power, cross-
wise of the highway, before entering
the airport. Lumber and gravel
trucks, almost every conceivable kind
of supply vehicle, -aid hundreds of
passenger cars waited while Traffic
Officer- Culp untangled the blockade.
Penbaps not the most 'irttportant, but
the most noticeable jir ogress made at
Port Albert during the past week is
shown in the erection •by cranes of
about halt the trusses of one of the
four •bi'g hangars. This work will move -
swiftly now, the • assemably work of -
tha creosoted llimlber' having been
done on the ground. The boarding in
,of the big steel';framed drill hail,is al-
so well under:Wayr midi with 'the han-
gars the building is the first to catch
the eye of the visdtora. Buildings
With their exterior's completed; are
already being painted, Other buildings
-liege essential to, a partial. opening of
the sbhool, have not inti beyond the
1Cbii idahion' istagek, Til eanittait was
tih' start 'Mattes dir Mendel of fenc-
ing int the airport. Steel poste aro
(Oantlnnred om pig. Si '