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EA,F'ORTH, Friday, May 17, 1946
Huron Leads The Way.
Back ,a quarter of a century or so
ago, when county councils were first -
nlade aware of the fact that the auto-
mobile. -,had made a complete new
system of road building and' main-
tenance compulsory, Huron was one
of the 'first counties in the province
to act. '
Today this county has a system of
county roads, both hard surfaced
and macadam, that has no superior
in Ontario. In fact there are a num-
ber of counties that have modelled
their systems on that of Huron, .re-
cognizing that this county, since the
first, has shown the way in methods
of drainage, construction and main-
tenance of county roads.
And Huron is still showing the
way. Last week the County Road
Committee on the' recommendation
.of County Engineer Patterson, ap-
proved the experimental construe-
' tion -of a section of the Kippen road,
about five mites south ' of Seaforth,
where the full road allowance will be
under . maintenance
The road•will be raised with ditch-
es constructed' at ..the fence line. This
will greatly simplify the work of
maintenance and at the same time
eliminate roadside weeds. Also it
will provide ample room for out of '
the way pole lines and for the plant-'
ing of trees which will ultimately
make windbreaks for • controlling the
snow in winter and make snowplow-
ing more: effective, -because of . the
wide side. -slopes which will be suf-
ficiently flat to provide safety in both
summer and winter travel.
Some Counties and States across
the border, recognizing the danger
of ever-increasing motor accidents,
caused by narrow roads ' and non=
maintenance of ' road allowances,
have already adopted the fence -to-.
fence maintenance plan with sur-
prisingly beneficialresults, both
from., the viewpoint of safety, con-
venience in maintenance and as a
reforestation scheme.
The •initialexpense may be consid-
erable, but ,.once the road 'mainten-
ance. is drained and graded' the time
consumed in upkeep will be cut in
half. And, what is of even' greater
import, such roads will. completely
eliminate the roadside weeds, which
today have become one of the chief
menaces to -successful farming,
Huron's new experiment in road
construction and maintenance will be
followed with keen interest, not only
by the -people of f this county, but by
those in the neighboring counties, as
well as by some at long distances,
whose officials have visited us to
learn the secret of our good roads,
and to follow our practices to im-
prove their home county systems.
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Income Vax and Farmer's Wives
There have been few periods. since
'the income tax law came into force
in the First Great War, when its•
operation in any way affected the
farmer. But in recent years the
growth of rural prosperity has been
great and farmers are being pinched
to an- extent that is giving them
grave concern.
They feel, and with a good deal of
justice too,that some reforms should
be made in their favor, because it is -
quite • apparent that a law designed
'e1ieve-t% of r -dweller -of• -so —o
fiis.wealth, should have some adjust-
° inert to' snake it perform its work
fairly it farthing districts.
evera , {`Ole rxlttiral organizations
across, Caafiada shave been suggesting
rgf'ornlsy and one of . the chief ,f ones
hays -been' that the farmer should re -
,r e exeMption from the- in-
tritne i s
tax on J�lc,�otint of h s unpaid
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everqusewife. in .
ulna sand, fawn, and soxhe in cities,
weirk hard,, It is no sarnpje thing to
r n a
4#11$P eeonomieally and": "ef e
eptly .and' raise a family at the same.:
tiuie..But, of all the housewives in
, Canada, the wife on the farm carries •
by far the heaviest burden. Unlike
her sisters in town and city, the farm
wife has' to perforin her duties with-
out aid of town and city house facili-
tie's . Her stove is not electric, 'nor is ,
her washing rrlaehilne. It takes more
skin and time to cook witF a wood
or coal ,fire, and her daily housework
is much harder becauseshe lacks
running hot and cold water, and
- • many other facilities made possible
by' electricity.
Besides all this, the":. farm wife's
work does not end with her house-
hold duties. She helps' in the garden, •
the barn and the fields. She milks
the cows; she looks after the poul-
try; 'she makes " butter. Some will r
• drive the ' traetor, and all perform
many other jobs that figure mater -
Tally in the family income.. Many a
town .. and city wife 'would pass out
° at the mere 'thought of having to
take on the chores a farm wife as -
'slimes, as a matter of course, • as part
of her daily labor.
Under such circumstances it is
clearly understandable why the re-
quest is being. made that income tax.•
" rulings should" be governed .by the
hard facts of life on the farm and •
that the work of the farm Wife
should figure materially in tax ex-
emptions.•
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Costs Of War.
A British Government White •
Paper disclosed in London last week'
that Britain spent $209,723,368 on. its
Secret,'-service—the .British spy sys-
tem -iri four years of war commenc-
ing
in 1941.
;The largest annual expense, listed
was in 1943, when the sum of
086,572• was'• spent, 'but .the White
Paper did not disclose.. the costs of
spying since .1944. • •
It was also disclosed that wartime
atomic research --disguised , as"re-
search into tube alloys," .when. funds-
--- were -voted by Parliament •--- cost
$6,823,600 in the same four years. -
Another White Paper discloses a
plan for decentralization in Britain
involving the moving of 1,000,000 -
persons in towns and cities in.various
parts of the -country.
Under the 'act; communities of
from 20;000 to 60,000. persons will be •,
established with shopping, recrea•
-
tion and other business facilities en-
visaged to serve. these towns and, •
cities and the surrounding country.
-Decentralization is not.new-in•Bri-
fain. -Before the war some of the ,
• country's greatest '"'industries had
left the . cities and established new .
plants complete with 'company towns.
and villages 'in different rural parts
of England. . '
The same process is being follow-
ed in the United States, and before
long it will be in effect in Canada, -
compelled by the effect, of -densely
populated cities, with their :crowded .
housing, lack of recreation, health
and morals on the.working people.
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Hurrg, Please !
It is past the middle of May but -`
where is Spring? True, there is
plenty:' of grass on the lawns, but
none -in the fields, and the farmers
want to get their cattle out. Feed is
• getting low. The trees are only 'in •
bud.
Of course we had the., promised
seed time, and a wonderful one it -
was.too. The land never worked bet- ..
ter. The seed never went into a bet-
ter bed. Working 'conditions on the
land were nearly perfect.'•
But, the seed is all in now, that is
to • gd; jttat 'waiting for the call of
Spring to turn over and come to life
. again. Spring's call, however, has
only been' -a, whisper yet, not nearly
.......loud-erleugh dor-=a'11-- tk�e-._fi'el-ds-�-ai�rd___
gardens and trees to hear. And we
are all waiting, so please hurry.
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No Two -Timing
(The Boston Globe)
'The Russian soldier's .pasefon for. "liberating"
'tva'tebes is''.yvell known. So when a Russian non-
com approached a. farmer in hie field in Czeebo-
Slovakia and asked 'the lane, the farmer was
smart eliough to 'keep his watch in his pocket.
Instead, he thrtiet his ailtchfork into the ground,
s'tudled the ehkdote 'it east, and said, "10:$0.x''
• The laillielari rolled up lila right sleet'e. Oii
his ,arii;i• was aetaie -of wrist vwatehee• >ire exdne-
liied'.;heln anti by ons: wEkC'h Said 1.0:40, •
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a the �irllaeiv�ttrid"-.
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1nteitesting "items piekeefrormt
The.Viipositar of fifty and"'
tWentjrrilve years ago.
From. The Huron Expositor•
dune ••3, 1921
The folia'wing is a list of those who
commenced the taking of the ceieus
in this diutrict: Town of Seaforth,
Charlea'Neely, Aubrey Crich and Ray
Holmes; 'ackersi ith Township, Gor-
don Mclaay; James Hays, Harold
Turner, Lyle Hill, Ross Melee_
Paul Dote; McKillop Township, Leo
Holland; ,i'ames Scott,- Charles Case
and Robet't Scarlet"t.' -
'The following Seaforth students
nave. successfully passed their ' exam-
inations in the dental department of
.the Universityt of Toronto and the
Royal College of Dental Surgeons of
Ontario: dances Harvey Burrows,
William Russell Bristow, Garnet Kim-
berley Chapman; second year, Aubrey
Crich and-Eyeratt Dee Rivers.
Two rinks of Seaforth bowlers com-
posed of Dr, F. J. B,"eehely, J. Mac-
Tavish, R:.E,• Bright -and W. G. Willis,
and H. Jeffrey, H. Stewart, John Beat-
tie and G:, D. Haigh were in London
on Wednesday, playing in the tourna-
ment for the Winter trophy.
Miss Thelma Pethiek, of the Vic-
toria Hospital staff, London, is spend-
ing her holidays at herhome in Sea -
forth.
Mr. Thomas Ferguson 'gas purchas-
ed the old agricultural grounds on
Goderich St. West. -
Mrs. Richard Reid had :the misfor-
tune to fall in cher home one evening
last week and fracture two ribs. •
Miss" Sulu M. Doherty, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Doherty, Egmond-
ville, who- has just completed her sec-
ond year' in training as a nurse in
Western. Hospital, Toronto,. was
among the successful students, hav-
ing carried off one ofthe scholar-
ships, standing second in general pro
ftciency. -
At the annual meeting of Seaforth
Golf Club held. Monday night, the
following officers were elected for the
year: Honorary president, Mr: Thos.
Dodds; president, F. S. Savauge; vice-
president," John Rankin; eecietarr,
treasurer, R. M. Jones; captain, J.
C. Greig; course committee, F. S.
Savauge, It. M. Jones, J° C. Greig;
entertainment committee, J. Downey,
J. Tweedy, W. E. Southgate.- The club
house,e which is to be erected this
season, is to be located at the point
of highest elevation in the centre of
the course, from which there is a fine
view of the entire links.
Miss Annie C. Lawrence, of town,
is attending the convention of the
Canadian National Association of
Nurses meeting in QuebecCity.'„,,•,
Mr. John, Dorsey, of towns has pur-
chased the old ,Graham Hotel in Clin-
ton and has taken possession.
Mr. George Eyre, of Chiselhurst, is
preparing to move his house nearer'
to his barns. '
Mr. Jp ,Riley, ' Chiselherst, has
purchased new new Chevrolet car.
Mr. Owen Flynn, of the 7th conces-
sion, Hullett, west of Kinburn, 're-
cently
re-cently sold a fine team of heavy draft
geldings, five and seven years old, to
Mr. Vodden for $500.
•
This ie a grey' Sunday, with gaunt
and .ghastly_ clouds riding a dull sky
like midnight riders in..search of vic-
tims. The wind is chilly and ,the little
birds who came laach ,from a warmer,
-climate expecting to find Spring, are
huddled together like pathetic' "waifs
waiting -fee reassurance of the soul
and food for the body. This is a lone-
ly day,: when even travellers seem to
stay off the road.
This is the kind, of a daY when
fragmentary memories keep popping
into your minds The warmth of a firg
can't keep the chill from your soul.
You 'remember people and places and
.the gyick, stabbing flash of a happy
memory is gone in a moment to be
replaced by dame that burns cold.
Loneliness is a strange thing. So
many people spend •their lives run-
ning away from. -it. I remember be-
ing in a crowded, warm room that
was filled with' chattering voices and
the sound of''dishes and glasses clinic-.
ing together. The man who ,was with
me turned and said, °"You will find,
God's loneliest children in placea like
this." That sounded • like a strange
statement,. and- yet ask anyone who
has .eves lived• in a city, how often
they have gone tease with a crowd of
people just to escape their own lone-,
liness, and- you have the answer.
I saw a .picture in a magazine the
othler day. There. was a grey sky and
outlined against it there stood a
team of grey horses and a farmer evi-
dently doing his fall plowing. Even
trees anal, the wit'hered:s weeds and
burdocks' along 'the fence -line gave
you the impression of loneliness-.
There is always the . consolation,
however, that the next day will bring
bright sun 'and, a cheerful outlook,
Farmers are probably the best Kale -
ped of 'all to take. 1pneliness in their
arida;
'Why did I get, oft oe. tats subject?
an the city' the other day Iemet a man.
He left 'tile farm for the c t ' because
he said there was a better, opportun-”
ity in the -city. 'He wanted Paine and
fortune. When I' met him, he said,
' `I have a good job. l: like five
at
it, but I'm coining to hate five o'clock.
I have tie be alone thea."
That sounded strange, se he went
on to explain. He. said, `°when I liv-
ed alone in the country I had work
alid the contentment that comes from
a tired body at the end 'of a' day.
Here my mind is played out, but the
energy remains in my body. What
can I do? Go to a show or a dance,
or sit with a lot of other people and
listen to chatter, •'•' Never once during
the long winter nights when I sat. by
myself and read the newspaper ' or
listened to the radio in froht of the
kitchen range; was I eveg as lonely
as 1 have 'been in the middle of a
million people, all living close to
gether."
And so it goes. This is a lonely
day in, the country, but .there are
chores to be done tonight and work
tomorrow, and we hope the sun will
pere
Stage Bee At Fair Grounds
About aevently men.. m4etli a farm-
ers, 'staged a' bee for the digging of
post -holes at the 'Exeter Agricultural
grounds Wednesday afternoon of last
Week, ' Over $00- posts. -were put, in to
fence off a portion of the nese race-
track. A four -toot railing is being
erected around the outside cog • the
track nearest the arena and the grand
stand and a two -foot railing is -hosing
erected around the inside. Several
baseball enthusats have been°look-
ing
ook
ing over then perrtY and laying out
sa oftbali�d mond anadsotwomten ior s
courts. Arrangements are being made
for the planting of a flower bed an,d,
some ornamental trees. When• com-
pleted Exeter will have a recreational
centre that will be a distinct credit
to the community. While moving the
frame . of an old barn from the . gear
of the arena with a bulldozer, the
frame. collapsed while crossing the
raee-track.—Exeter Times -Advocate.
the stubble in the field and the naked ( shine try morning.
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From The Huron Expositor
May 22, 1896
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Thomas Clark has sold his black -
JEST A SMILE .OR TWO
sssr
--Mrs. Newrich was fond of flowers
and especially like salvia, but was
not .always reliable in getting names
right. She was giving directions to
her gardener: "On this -side of the
walk," she said, "I ,want you to put
out some salivas. Now what yould
you suggest for the other side?"
"Well, madam;" said• the gardener,
"maybe it would be a good idea to put
some spittoonias there."
•
"I have a terrible rumbling on my
stomach. It's like a wagon going over
a bridge."
"It's most likely that truck that you
ate this morning for breakfast!" •
••
Mother: "Junior, what do you,mean
by feeding•baby that yeast?"
Junior: "She swallowed my dime
and I'm trying to raise the dough."
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At the air -training base a group was
Called up ter a swimming test. "How
about you, Mac?" demanded the in-
structor. "Can you swim?"
"Sure!" replied the gob. To prove
it he splpashed the length 'of the pool
inan old-fashioned dog -paddle.
"You call that swimming?" bawled
the instructor.
"Well," observed the • sailor midly,
"that's what kept me up when .the
Hornet went down."
New Pacer in Town
George McNall hate taken to the fi
track again. Few people knew it, but.
George has owned the famous pacer,
"Top Hat," for several years. Dur-
ing.the time he was away in the Ser-
vice the horse was stabled at his bro-
ther's, ,Tom McNeil, west of Auburn.
George brought the big pacer to town
last week and he is now stabled\. at
Frank Hcillywatas barn, back; of the
bakeshop, for all to see.—Blyth Stan-
dard.
At the Waterfront
The coak strike' and other' condi-
tions are interfering with the move-
ment of grain from the Lakehead, and
only two cargoes have reached this
broughtpora the oma
tweek. The g
down 286,000 bushels of oats,
barley -and wheat for the Goderich
elevator, arriving ,on Friday, and the
Superior came in Thursday night .with
55,000 bushels of barley 'for . the ele-
vator and 40,000 bushels of ,oats' for
the„ Purity. Flour Mill. Suuday would. _
have been a, great day for the hook -
and -line people had it not been for'
the rough water. Hundreds came
from et. Thomas; Aylmer, London,
Kitchener, Stratford and other inland
points in search of perch, and were
surprised to find old Lake Huron act-
ing up roughly. Some of them vent
tured out; but turned back quickly
when they got away -from the shelter.''
of the piers. There was a godd run
of perch Thursday, and plenty of bait.
but anglers were few.--Goderich Sig-
nal -Star.
Taking Public ,Health Course • •
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A top-notch attorney was noted for
the enormous fees he charged. One
day a client, to whom he had just
sent a typical. bill, met him on the
street, and greeted him- with:
"Hello! Nice day, isn't it?" Then
he added hasitly, "Mind you, I'm not
asking you—I'm telling -you!" ,•
• Huron Federation Of
• AgTI' uiture- FarmNews
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Weed Control
. Here are a few suggestions which
will help in the control of weeds.
Practice a short rotation of crops.
Plant clean seed', Cut hay early, par-
ticularly on weedy meadows. Clip
weeds before tbey go to seed on perm-
anent pastures. Use partial summer
smith shop and dwelling in Walton Rf�allow to fight weeds 'in mid summer
to Eli McLaughlin, • who served his` when they can be more easily • killed.
apprenticeship in Brussels. The price Use smother crops, as buckwheat,
paid was $1,800°• where- desirable. Practice after-har-
Mr, George Bethune, son of Mr. C:''vest edltivation. Suitable prays may
be used with weeds otherwise difficult
Bethune, of town, a former member
of the Beaver Lacrosse Club, has been
appointeiescantaiii of the Detroit la-
crosse team.
Messrs. D. McCallum and H. H.
Ross, former. pupils of the .Seaforth
Collegiate Institute, have been suc-
cessful in passing their final exam-
inations at Toronto Medical College.
Rev. and Mrs. Colin Fletcher, of
Thatnes Road,.left- on Wednesday for
Hamilton and from there will proceed
to the Old Country, where they will.
spend a three months'. holiday.
Rev. Dean Murphy,' of ••-IrishtoWn,
and Rev. Father Kennedy, of Seaforth
'assisted in the ceremony of laying
the corner stone of a fine new Roman
Catholic Churelato be erected in Gode-
rich this summer.• •
Mr. George Murray has been doing
good work on several of the streets
'with his new grader, and particularly
on North Main St., where he has
rounded off the road in good? shape.
Miss Nellie Tracksell has been en-
.agel to sing at an' Oddfellows' con-
cert at Shakespeare on the evening
of the 25thinst.
Misses Josephine Ford and Addie
Bell, of Hehsall,. were the guests of
the former's cousins, the Misses. Dick-
sorl,..and also the guests bf their many
friends in and around Walton last
Week. -
A number of the young people of
Brucefield assembled at the home of
Mr. Gilbert McDonald on Monday eve-
ning and presented him with. a hand-
somely bound pocket Bible, accom-
panied by a nicely -worded• address,
which was read by Rev, Mr. Muir,
Mr. McDonald• left for the, Prairie.
Provinces on Tuesday.
Mr. W. D.' Bright, Seaforth, was
fishing in one of the streams in the
vicinity of Wii.agham 'en Friday last.
He brought 'home a nice string of the
speckled beauties, one of which,
weighed over a :pound.
Mr. Wm. McLeod, of town, who has
been on a tour with the Cosgrove
Concert Co,, returned home last weer.
T1ie Peterbo o imes says of him:
"Mr. McLeod, the°?comic -voiia,ilst, was
one of the hest, if not .the pest char-
acter personator Peterboro has ever
had the pleasure of listening to." "
Robert Waite, of Stratford, who two
weeks ago attempted to tide a bicycle
from Stratford to Goderich and re-
turn, twice, and, failed, undertook the
task again on Friday last, and this
tune wag successful in coiiaple'tilig °the.
entire distance of184 Miles in 15
Whirs and 4'd
The return football meta In the
Western Chanipletiahip 'Mita—Sett/6m
the Mechanics tit ef lin',.•atttl fila Atli
ons OT this tteaan, Wag ,111a , dr et the
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sectrtllg tfiratl. •gd �tb. �, � tt: p.. .
to eradicate. •
Farm Recordi Factor. to Success
Among the many ' activities of the
farmer, which contribute to the suc-
cess and efficiency of -his business,
the keeping of accurate and fairly
complete records is probably one of
the most important yet is one of the
most neglected.
Records•that may be profitably kept
by the farmer or stockman are many
and varied. Among 'these are breed-
ing and production records, records
for the identification of purebred or
grade live stock, records of purchas-
es and sales of live stock, feed, seed,
machinery, othet' equipment. and sup-
plies. ,An annual inventory inwhich
all live stock, feed supplies, grain
machinery and farni `equipment is list-
ed, together with a nominal value for
each item will also be found, valuable
n many different ways. , '
While it may be assumed that all
records are equally important and.
should receive equal care, those which
are concerned with live -stock breed-
ing operations are of a more urgent
and vital nature than most others
because of the probability of direct
loss of income •should they be neg-
lected. -
The different breed associations
now require • that complete records be
kept lo -connection with the identifica-
tion and registration of live stock. In
order to 'encourage and facilitate the
keeping of such records, most breed
associations provide, at a nominal
cost, suitable record 'books for the
live -stock breeder and owner.
A record book especiallg adaeted
to the keeping of general farm ac-
counts can be obtained for 10 cents.
from the King's Printer, Ottawa,
Some of the banks, •farm machinery
companies and other organizations of
liter farm account books free for the
asking,
, Any system of farm accounts, how-
ever simple, is a' lofigstride in tha�
'Tight dfr-"eafianT ---
Best Seed Potatqes For Hoine Garden
With the world confronted by the
greatest food shortage of all time the
need of home gardens is greater than
ever before. The "potato is the most
universal vegetable Consumed in Can-
ada and should, where possible, be
considered When planning the garden.
Table potatoes should~ not be used! for
seed, If the mast food and the great-
est enjoyment from gardening erg to
be attained, eertifted seed, potatoes
should be planted'. -
Only„••potatoe foetid to come 'within
the D e' "artnl lit are
.stain aids set byb I;" e
d, e p.•
ermitted to be Mold AS seed, Obrinind
:b.t,. i ref
. ode e� e'cT ' a>a lie. b fled f drot
8rti d 0 cf a
"Seed Stern's ,Alis ;bacit'agck (it .10, ilk:
and 25 -pounds will bear a sticker
giving the name of the variety and
the certification number. Bags. of 50
pounds or more have a government
certification tag attached, giving the
.name of variety, the certification num-
ber and the date of inspection. There
two sizes of certified seed, --1'/2 to 3
ounces, and 3 . to 12 ounches Either
size is suitable for the production of
table potatoes,
Potatoes should be planted in a well•
prepared soil. Tubers of three ounces
or more should be cut into pieces
called sets. Each set should contain
at least one eye, and should be blocky
—not sliced thin. The sets can be
placed about a foot apart in rows
four inches deep and 28 to 30 inches
between the ',rows. If a horse-drawn
Miss Helen Thompson, R,N., Wing -
ham, is taking a month's practice in
public health field work with Miss A.
Cleaver, Goderich's public health
nurse. This is a part of the course
for graduation 'from the Western Uni-
versity Institute of Public Health.
Miss Thompson follows Mrs. Marjorie
Glidden, R.N., of, St. Thomas, of the
same class as `Miss Thompson_ at
'Western,.... who_., has concluded•',. a
month's practice wdrk with Miss,
Cleaver.—Goderich- Signal -Star. '
• Will Resume Business
Owing to the building of the new
theatre, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Stewart,.
who have for the past three years
conducted_ a. florist business on the'Square, will be obliged to vacate their
premises and will • for a short time -
suspend their business. They, wilt
make a short "trip to California, after
which they intend to resume their
florist business at a new location in
Goderich,—Goderich Signal -Star.
Legion Ladies' Auxiliary Holds Tea
A • very successful tea', under the
auspices of the Ladies' ' Auxiliary Of
the Brussels Legion," was sere .d at
thehome of Mrs. M. Wineberg from•
three to five -o'clock Friday' afternoon.:
Mrs. H. Thomas, president of the aux-
iliary, and fts. G. ,Sanderson presid-
cultivator is to • be used, it may be ed.. at the tea table. The rooms were -
necessary to place the rows 30 to 34 bright with spring flowers. The offi-
inches apart. Planting should be done
early in May.
Useful Wagon For- Farm Transport
At• -the Central Experimental Farm.
Ottawa, there are plans and s•pecifica-
tions of many labor-saving devices.
ae well 'as of farm machinery and,
other implements, These plans and
specifications are for distributon to
farmers. For example, fn Agricultur-
al Circular No. 6, there are full de-
tails about the construction and use
of a handy transport wagon. The plat
form of this wagon is carried on two
railway trans or 1 -beams which are
fastened below two track front axles.
The floor Or platform is about twelve
it-ehes above the ground. When the
wagon goes over a sharp rise in the
road. the stringers act as skids until
the wheels' again contact the ground.
The side walls which form the box
are attached to the platform by hinges
and can be lowered to form a ramp
for loading, or removed if a low plat-
form wagon is required.
A low transport wagon of this type
is very useful for transporting farm
machinery as moderately sized trac-
tors can be driven across the plat -
fain .The to the low platform, this
wagon can be used to advantage in
hauling corn, hay,•nianure and other
material, and fol' moving heavy loads,
sick animals, and other loads. When
the wagon is rigidly constructed and
when five -inch I -beams or railway
irons (50 lbs. to the foot) are used
for the stringers, •the wagon will car-
ry three to four tons.. The 32x6 truck
tires used, on thewagon (and illustrat
ed in the circular) have a capacity of
3 tons each. Because the,platforffi-
ia large, care should be taken not to
overload the wagon. Further expiana-
tions_and-itsformation may be obtain-
ed --from the Agricultural Engineering-
Section, Central Experimental Farm,
Ottawa... •„ ••°
Farm Tires
All tires have a maximum load lim-
it. The loads carried by farm imple-
ment tires are proportional to the size
:clad -inflation pressure Of the tire. It
is enwlse to nae undersized urea or•
to overtbad theca. The inflation pres-
sure should alwaye be 'high enough to
preV+sietsides wall tiering,
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cers• and members express their ap-
preciation to those who attended the
tea,—Brussels. Post.
Had' Farewell Party '
A farewell party for Mr. and Mrs.
W. J. •Dignan, of Hay, who. are tak-
ing up residence in Hensel in the
near future, was held for them at the
home of Mr, and Mrs. Lorne Luker,
when their friends and neighbors'
gathered to honon them with a pres-
entation of two lovely occasional
chairs, MF, Harry W: Horton, of Hen
Sall, read the address and made the
presentation. The evening was spent:
in playing cards and various games. •
Lunch was served.—Zurich Herald.
Celebrate 25th Wedding Anniversary
A .pleasant evening was spent at
the home of Mr, and Mrs" Nelson
Squire, of 'Osborne, on Fridayevening
in honor -of their silver wedding anni-
versary, 'Dinner was served to some
thirty guests, the tables being decor-
ated With baskets of flowers, Pro-
gressive euchre followed and prizes
were awarded as follows: Ladies'
high, Mrs.• O. Brown, Centralia; lone
hands, Mrs. P. Passmore, Thames •..
Road; gents' high, C. Ings, London.
°A; short program consisting of violin
selections and songs was enjoyed:'Mr._
Wand Mrs. Squire were presented with'
many beautiful ands useful gifts which
were 'displayed. Congratulations were 4
received from Michigan, Toronto, Lon- -
don. Central'ia, Whalen, Thames Road
and Exeter. Mr. Squire expressed"ap-
preclation for the felicitations -and„ t.e
splendid presents. He and his bride,
Verde, Hicks, were united in marriage •
May 4, 1921, by Rev, Sinclair, pastor
of the Centralia UniteT1' Church. They
were attended by the bride's sister
(Vera), Mrs. Ge'orge_MeFalls and, the
ra _.�
e `IllaTrs; Ney, have two. chit-
drenr Orland and Dorothy. At the
party Friday evening the guests sang-
".Tor They Are Jolly Good Fellows." ---
Exeter, Times -.Advocate.
Knocked Down By' Bicyclist
Marjorie 'MeNairn met with a dis-
agreeable and unfortunate accident
on Thur'eday When she was knocked
down by a. bicyclist neat Dr. W. E.
Pridham's office. Her glasses were
broken, the gIase cutting her right
cheek deeply in several places and
causing palnful Injuries:— Mitchell
Advocate.
:INerriedaTe O. ',B. A. Ereeutive
Tory Gregg, df Wingham, laa:O,beeft'
mite& y • President Habil Hill as ee•
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