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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1946-05-31, Page 2• sitor Establie ed: (l eith 1V4ePlica# McLean,. g+ dit r. Published at Seaf ostia;, Ontario,, evw ery ' hureday afternoon by McLean .A,dvertisin, rates on application. - Authorized as Second -Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa. SEA1r O.RTR, Friday, May 31,, 1.946. A .Pressing Problem Like the majority of- Western On- tario towns, Strathroy and Tilison- • burg 'are finding, the regulation of traffic and the need of parking, facili- ties an ever increasing and pressing problem. Regarding it the . Strathroy Age Despatch had this to say recently: "Day by 'day traffic is becoming heavier in town and itwill continue to get more congested with an in- crease in the tourist traffic through here. There should be no further loss' 'of time in getting the necessary signs erected, so that the police will be in a position to. keep the traffic in some kind of ,order.. The council, or whatever committee has.. control of traffic, should 'give some serious corn sideration to the °matter of parking facilities here. It is about time that provision' was made fora parking place in the central part of the town." But Strathroy is not the only town where it is about time that provision was`xllade'for a central parking lot in. the, town. Seaforth is another. There was every evidence of. that last week. Because of the rain, farmers were unable to work on the land and as a consequence Main Street'. was crowded every afternoon. And every afternoon there was a, congestion of cars, without,. apparently,' any. effort being made to regulate ,traffic. ` Cars were 'parked on the wrong side of the street, as well as the right side. Cars' with trailers were parked parallel to the curb, 'and transport trucks were parked down the centre of the 'street. , as ifuthey avned it. On Sunday eve- -ring three .Stratford=Goderieh buss- es were parked across ' the road ' at the- corner of .Mani "and Goderich Streets, blocking all east and , west traffic. ' As ve have said before, there is a simple and speedy remedy to pure the congestion' , caused by transport trucks. That is forcing them to make and take deliveries at the rear of Main Street stores. Other towns are doing it, and as we have every facil- ity formaking such deliverie rkhy° not this' town? The longer it is de= layed, the more difficult it will be to enforce such a ruling, because' a cus- ' torn once established is" hard to break. Tillsonburg,• too, has its troubles because of the parking problem'. The NewSof that town says,: "The. park- ' ing problem can be alleviated by ob- taining parking lots, owned ' by the municipality, for .the free 'use of shoppers. No doubt there would be some -cot to' the purchase -of parking meters, and we would rather see this money spent on. the purchase of land to,be used for parking purposes." We agree with the paper ,:of that town that parking lots would be much preferable to 'parking meters, particularly in the smaller towns.` ' Certainly they" would cause Iess heartburn and complaint. But motor traffic on small town maul•• streets has reached the 'stage, 'where a reme- dy must be found. A parking lot,, or perhaps two or three of them, when one large 'enough' was .not 'available, would cost 'money.' It ' would ' cost money, too, to have' them supervis- ed,. but without' proper supervi- sion they, might easily prove a con- stant spurce of trouble. Car owners tieing them must have' some assur-, ance of safety to their ' cars when parked, and every assurance, of a speedy entrance and exit. But , other town facilities cost _ lioney...tooaind we doubt very much If there ever Was a town facility that . - did not ,meet .with bitter opposition and 'complaint when it was. inaugur- ated. ' If was that way with our side- wadks,, our pavements, our hydro, our waterr, system, and many other pro- 100'. ro- d ' tih� ti� os.1 i en did' not last e�: "��t t. iii 1 because these faeilities .>, �eiii' s r , sooai /Weed that they:were necessi- tads.• -.:,:.not ;e�tra�'a anfr Moreover, sand, g to hi ' ,," « ,., a. -e.' Moreo rer, This' 115 a ,gr•i�,�,.; ..� . , t ' ;sH a ? rttox g the $fl i. $ small towns recognise that fact .and a make provision for its to better it will' be for them, because we have come to the point where itis a case of either advance or 'decline., There is no middle road, • Strikes Last week transportation in the United States, was paralyzed by striking railway labor unions, and Canada was more or less affected as well, Severe measures used by Presi- dent Truman brought the strike to a close on Sunday, ' but it will have crippling ',effects on the nation for some time to come., • 'The strike of the 'coal miners, call- ed out by John L. Lewis some weeks ago, is still in progress, and with as yet slight hopes of a settlement be- ,ing reached: In that strike ..Canada is most vitally interested. On it, in large measure, depends our coal sup- plies,;for ,Ontario for next winter: Even if the strikers resume opera- tions in the immediate future, our prospects of being able to keep- warm next: winter are none too bright. At this distance it is pretty hard to understandtthe action of the Unit- ed States railway men in striking. „ They are, possibly, the .highest paid men in . labor, with short hours and holding down preferred jobs. But they were' ordered -out by their union leader, and although they lost, that leader has declared he is going to use union funds to the amount of $47.,- 000,000 in the next American elec- tion, in an effort to, defeat President Truman. At, this. distance, "too, the coal min- ers' strike' is perplexing. John L. . Lewis wants' $70,000,000', year from the operators to be used as -a 'benevo- lent fund for the miners. But as the money is to be turned, over to Lewis personally, without any supervision or guarantee 'on his •part, as to how the money will really •'be spent, • it is not hard to see , why : the operators - refuse to grant', this demand. It is believed that -other points of dispute could 'be readily ironed out, but with- out the $70,000,000, -Lewis says no work. And Lewis is boss: How long will labor leaders, like Lewisand others, 'be allowed to run that country to suit their own sweet will? Possibly' for quite some 'time yet. Possibly until the people of - the United States reach the point °reach- ed by the citizens of Great Britain in 1926,.when they pitched in' and' broke the back. of the great' 'general strike in that country, and pretty well broke the back of the labor unions as well.. Even in Canada the labor skies are not too bright. The Milk Producers are,threa'tening to strike; the Cana- dian -Seamen have struck, and half a dozen. 'other industries are threaten- - ed. Will labor never learn? Only Six :..:. Interesting Male;Ached from Tice•' Expositor of fifty and twentytve years, ago From The Huron Expositor June 17, 1921 'Mr. ape Mrs' John. Smillie and Miss Kate Bughanan, of Walton, left on Tuesday inn a three months' trip to Vanconher, B.C. Mr, • ehmttld Petrie, of Kippen, who is attetlding the University of Toron to, has passed his examinations with honors and secured his l.A.,degree. Mr. 'W. A. MacLaren is+ in Brantford this week attending 'the Grand Lodge of I.O.Q.F. as the representative of Hensell Ledge. Shortly after seven o'clock one Fri- day morning last, , fire was discovered in one of the stack'. in the yard of the C nada Flax Mills' Ltd., on Gode- rich St. East, and before the fire was. brought under control six large stacks comprising some 100, tons of mater- ial, . had gone up in smoke. Mr. George Stogdill has frold his residence on James St. to Mr: --Louis Hoegy and intends moving with his family to Toronto. Mr. Walker Hart left this• week to take a .position for the summer at' Lake Rosseau, Murkeka:•• Mrs. W. A. Crioh and' Mrs. John' Rankin and Messrs. D. Reid and A. McGavin Were in Brantford this week attending the Oddfellows' convention. During the electric sterna 'early Monday morlt,fng the residence 'of Mr. Thomas Bickell on John Street was struck by lightning and 'a chimney demolished. ' The following graduates' from Sea - forth Collegiate have successfully passed their year's examination . at Toronto' University . kiss. Margaret Edge, second year arts, with .honors' in English and history; Miss: Marian Larkin, honors in -household econom- ics; J. W. Button and Thos. Melady' passed their fourth year With hon - ore,. lihri.'�;"Button, 'who is -pastor of Walton''"Methodist 'Church, was also awarded the Prince of, Wales Gold. Medal for ranking fest in Victoria College in the pass course. •Farmers in the district are cutting alfalfa. Thecrop is a"good one. Fall wheat is fully headed out and will be. a big crop, avid all the crops look unusually promising: Miss Annie Carnochan, daughter of 'Mr. and Mrs. James Carnochan, 'of Tuckersmith, who spent the past year in 'California, has returned to her home; `l. On Thursday, June 9th, and. 'and Mrs. ,Martin Purcell, Of McKillop, celebrated the silver jubilee of their marriage.. ' Mr. Henry VoIiand, of Tuckersmith, while engaged in drayi_ng gravel,. had ,the misfortune to''Slip off the -wagon and in falling fracture his ankle. Mr. Thorns McMillan,. of Hullett, left on Wednesday afternoon far Ot- tawa. He is one of a deputation of prominent farmers' and • stock breed ers of .• he province who will Wait on the Re eer Commisision with the ob- ject of getting' cheaper freight rates op Iivestock shipments. Mr. J. P. Ross, principal of Seaforth Collegiate, is acting as' presiding eir- aminer at Brussels this week. Mr. James Davidson is' moving into the residence on Coleman St. which he -purchased from Mr: A. Davidson. • There were, only Si); fatalities in Ontario over the week -end. It is true that some fifty more were very ser- iously -or fatally injured, but even that' is far from a record. ' Most of 'the accidents, ofcourse, were in the motor, field. Hit-and-run drivers, tod much carelessness, too much speed. And' summer with its ' tourist traffic is not with us 'yet. Of course there are no new cars, and the old ones are getting older. In fact there are , hundreds of cars and' trucks on our roads and high- ways that are ' long past the safety stage and never should be used there. But there •they' are every day, and twice as many on Sunday. • It does' 'seem at times as if better road surfaces' and wider pavements were but an incentive ,to speed and carelessness. Nothing can happen to - us here, why not step on it? Since, the first of the year the acci- dent toll has been going up by leaps and bounds, and is constantly rising. The roads are mdre deadly than batt tlefaelds. There is a remedy somewhere, and it must be „found --now. • Poles -To- Britahr--_ .., _.. _. ___ —_ $yiy • ,��,,,}y'amJ. " As a boy I always' had trouble with. holidays. t seemed 'as if , it either' rained or 'else there was work to be done WI the farm 'on the day of a' halide -y; For some reason, or other my parents were always more lenient however, on the ,birthday of Queen, Victoria. Possibly they remembered themselves what it felt like to work at home while•^the•other children went fishing. Victoria Day was a day to be pre- pared for.' The more fortunate of us were able to secure a loan -=of the bamboo stick used as a whip en the 'loader; Others had to select a, strong sapling., cut it down and whittle and &moo's* it • into shape as a. fishing pole. Fish'books used to be two for one cent and we inyariably bought the bigger ones, fearing, I guess,that the small whale ' which -aye were certain to catch 'might wriggle off 'a smaller hook. There were ' luite a few as well who used 'bent pins: . Dew worms . . .. big, fat fellows, were caught the evening before and carefully tucked away in a protective layer of dirt in a salmon can. Most of us had our lunches peeked ;t,. home. A 'few of us managed to gath- er up a• nickel or a dime for some (Detroit Free Ptas) The 110,000 Poles' who ,have been serving in 1.- • iial-y4re tb be d'emobilized•ie Britain, where they will establish themselves rather than return to' Poland, • • • That is a•. big iner'efn'ent of foreign -born for an Island whosepeople are notably homogeneous'. Such an infusion may •make changes in the ways.. azid outlook of the ,place; just as large b"roups' of • newcomers put their” imprint upon the United • States: If that is to be the ease, Britain Can look .b that -their 1 to- ward. ,chi's country' and. 'be pleased.s ''net glow of population li . Pollak. .Pot. roles have • „ u flied' in leaderaalfl- diligence'• f;itrei� tiliC� :l€t�► 'brie ue D', *Ad "lty0• speeiall feral of , treat, to- take' along. Some of the bigger boys wbq_ worked: out during holidayeeand-'on Saturdays' would have money to . spend. They always bought cheese and crackers at the store and possibly a can of corn: or peas or sardines., ,Eat was a_ kanquet to maker your eyes pop our;:. The river was three and a . half miles away. We used to start, fish- ing along a mud creek and then, work our way 'up to the. river. What a thrill there .was in suddenly landing out on the banks of that riverl it really wasn't very big, but in these days it seemed like a raging stream, resembling the Bt. Laywrence, or some of the great rivers of the United States. The fishing Was never really very good, Occasionally somebody: "caught a chub or managed' to wangle, a suck- er on to the line, and once. we even caught a horrible lookipg thing known .as a catfish.' Just the same, however, the game fisherman oh his 'tract of protected` water on the Mirima.chi in New Brunswick never could have half the thrills we did. Often it _ ended in a voyage on a home-made raft and half ' drowning. JUST A SMILE OR Two • • Two married were discussing their home. life. "My' wife," said one, "is very poetic. She gets upat sunrise, awakens me, and says, 'Lo,. the morn!' " Said the other sadly, "My wife awakens me at sunrise and says, 'Mow the' lawn!' " • At a meeting of rural district coun- cil a deputation of farmers' asked to be received. They wished to complain 'about the state, of the main road out ,side the Village. They found, howev- er, that their 'argument did not re- ceive a very good reception.. In fact, the members, of the council objected •with emphasis and' much noise. "Look here," said' the ',chairman, "the road- is fairly good as a whole." "Yes," irepiied the spokesman of the party, "hut we Want to use' it as a road." ' • men pert Graduate . As • Nurses Amoph those from` tele district 'Who gradeal±ed as nurses from tbe'Vietor- ia . Hospital London, oh Thlead'ay, were:.1'+Gttrhjha D,'Vancam.•p, Belgrave; Phyllis M. - 'MacDonald, Goderich; Dorothy Wein, Dashwood, Jean $fl, E peter, and Helen 'GJiil, Grand - Bend. —Clinton Newahlecord. She was one of Society's most glit- tering matrons. .Sh•e was giving a formal dinner- party, and 'haughtily phoned the local Navy headquarters and asked them to send along a few staff members. • Two men of the rank and file ar- rived and were indignantly, requested to eat with the servants in the kit- chen. ' Furious at such an occurrence, the hostess rang the Naval. Commander Graduates From,. University • Miss Phyllis Margaret Manning, only daughter • of Mr., and Mrs. J. Percy Matpning; Gidntoe, graduated in Honour History, Faculty .of' Arts, University of Western Ontat:io, Lon- don, Wednesday afternoon with the degree p1, Bachelor of . Arts. Among those • who attended., .;the ceremony which took place in J. W. Little Stad- ium rand subsequent receptions, were her parents, her- grandmothers, Mrs. J. B. Manning, Londesboro, and, M•rs. -Jr V. Howatt, Clinton; and uncles and aunts, 'Mr. and Mrs, Frank Tam'blyn, Londesboro, and Mr. 'and Mrs. Hugh Chesney, Seaforth. — Clinton' News= Records .. 1 Bird Returns After 21 Months • A • a§tent Mt - real inpigeon • August,which 1944w, s as an-ento ti yin on one' of the Goderioh Pigeon Club's races, returned just last -week to its owner, Percy Johnston, owner of the "Whiz Bang" loft. What kept the bird from completing -the trip in less' • than the' twenty-one months it took is 'a mystery.—Goderich Signal -Star,. Nees Telegraph Operator D. Alex Lewis, of G,corgetdwn, has taken over the position of telegraph operator at the `'C-N,R, station. He has, been with the C.N.R. for twenty years, at •Georgetown the last 'five years as a telegraph operator. Mrs. Lewis will remain in Georgetown un- ti`1 suitable living quarters are estab- lished •'here.•---Goderich Signal -Star, Had Large Catch Mr. Ted Rader and son, Harold, and Mr. Witmer and Mr. Swartzertrubet', fi or as next day, and demanded to know the of the Goshen Line South, hada very reason for sending such low -ranking successful catch- of .fish at Bayfielcl' men` to her party. ' The Commander explained that one was an Earl; the other a Viscount. "Goodness!'." gasped the matron. "Won't you please apologize to them for me and ask the to call again?" 'They did., They went to the back door and took 'her two maids to the - picrifrei. Huron.. Federation .Of..: . Agr culture--FarmNews From The Huron Expositor June 5, 1896 Caven Presbyterian. Church, Win- throp, has purchased a fine new Bell organ from Scott Bros., Seaforth, to be used . in the musical part of the 'services.F' Oni riday last while 'Mr.' Robert Campbell,. of McKillop, with his bro- ther and daughter were coming into Seaforth with a span of horses and ,a, double carriage, the horses' became frightened at an old reaper table and shying to One side upset the vehicle: Both men were shaken up, but• Miss Campbell had her Ieg .broken between the» knee' ands ankle. • Miss Bailie Coleman,, who is study- ing for a nurse in.Iiamilton General Hospital, is' visiting at her home., Miss Elizabeth A. Brooks, a •former pupil of .Seaforth Collegiate Institute•, •b'a`s successfully passed the normal school examination at McGill Col- lege, Mentreal, and .received bee tiaploma,' ranking..eighth in .a clash of sixty. ' ' ' Mr. Thomas Ward, of Varna, cut i-aorep• of .cit ver hay, on Monday Iasi and he expect's by Saturday night to have' the product of 12 'acres safe- ly in the barn. • The new town bell for. Seaforth has arrived and Mr. Patrick Keating has been .awarded the contract of .put- ting 'it in place. _S cot.t Bros. have' completed the con- -tract of putting HI the electric fire alarm system in Seaforth. The work was done 'under the supervision of Mr. Andrew Ingram. - Mr. A. D. Scott_ has hada stone foundation placed under -his resi- dence, Thornton Hall, just wept of town, and is, otherwise im' 'rovig, it. Strawberries are now being picked. from Mr, Greet's' garden -in Kippen•. Mr. Peter Eisenbach, of Zurich, is' making rapid headway in decorating the Lutheran Churcher 'Mr. George Stewart 'is still doing a large business shipping baled hay and straw. Mr. John I4cBeath, of Stanley, has purchased a fine new Bell organ from Scott, Bros.; ° Seaforth•.. One of the most enjoyable picnics' 'of the, season was held in• T, M. Snow-' den's grove undef the auspices of the Young People's Hand and Heart As- sociation on Monday, May 26th. Mus- e waif-•furnislited-Ise "M sre:•'-'ayter and Dowson for' the dancing. The high 'wind made it imPossibie to do any boating, The trustees' of Eden School, Use borne, have purchased 'one' and a quarter aures' of land' adjoining , the present school groundh'lot 6, conees- siot3. They intend Wilding' a large ''brick school tett Spring and will 'be built in the latest style, It will be versary Of the founding of the Domin- tila heated.ted l•byr lift faces and 'properly yen= "UMExperimental Farina. 'When on •J'iinh 2, 1886, the llovdrnar-G4eneral Mr.W'iili„fav Cti in :Was unf&r= of Canada gave ,spent to an "Adg tu'nate 't ii /' ' hag knee Pat telt .• ed ltestpecting Experimental Parra star joint on I'lituirnd eiien rte vvhoiu ttlayF +lions,'' -no •apPa?tettt,,. public . le er'.est ' web arbuaed. Agrtoti ilr iftt .Iiia ' ern fug 'fooUb'�'lt, .: ;stn• {f�t`garshai'1 S, t > • Pasture For Poultry ' ' ' ,In recent years• the science of nutri- tiofi. has ° disclosed facts . which have greatly . improved • poultry production' in all its 'phases. That equally rapid improvement will continue to be made ie-' hardly . to :be expected since each important „step forward brings the saturation' point closer. Efficiency and quality rather than quantity of production will 'take • in fresh import- ance under these conditions'. In that phase •of production, which relates to efficiency and •quality in .growth, the subject of pasture for poultry Is of first importance. The objects, in providing pasture are two -fold; first to substitute con- sumption 'of forage plants for, as great a proportion of the more expensive protein, mineral and vitamin feeds as possible and secondly to supply ' hy- gienic conditions for the growth of the, young stock having 'regard par- ticularly to the control of. •internal parasites. • .•• ' Some. of; the factors' which. must be considered .are: to use grasses ,which are not too coarse, to cut them fret quently so that they Will remain, suc- culent, and that varieties' which are pala:t b.le to' poultry. should be used. Short, fresh grgWth is hhore palatable, lower in fibre and higher in protein, mineral and vitamins. During , the period' of the . wartime scarcity of protein, work - in connection -with poultry feeds at the Poultry., Division, Central Experimental Farm, showed' that levels of protein' considerably be, low recommended requirements were Satisfactory for: growth •if~even mod- erately good pasture .was, available. During the present, acute' protein .shortage this finding is. applicable and various •estimates suggest ,that 20 to 30 per cent of ' the cost •of tearing may be saved through judicious use of good pasture.' owerf01 factor in attracting Annual, permanent and rotational P po'pula- "pastures all have their 'place accord- tion and capital to the Dominion in ing .45, the requirenlents• of the indi- bringing extsive virgin areas of •vidual enterprise. Stated briefly, an- land• under •cultivation, in widening nual pastures are Most costly both • the market for domestic manufactur- from the standpoint of ,seed' and' cit:- ,tng, mining, and other industries, and tural practices; 'but are particularlyin building ^up export trade, saiis£aetory for limited pasture, areas The discovery of Marquis wheat by and for the soil cleaning value....of the the late .Sir Charles. Saunders, Dom'in- large amount of cultivation required. ion Cerealist,' at Ottawa in 1904, has. Permanent pastures are most fruitful been regarded as the most revolu have a negligible" cost outlay, for denary event in North American •agri- cultural) practices, but in the case- of -culture: Since then, in the applica- established parasi•tisin there must be- tion of science to practical agricul plenty Of area to set-up 'a three or tire,the Farms and the .'Department four-year rotation of permanent paste of Agriculture have made an impres tore if the parasitism is to be eon sive contribution.. During the 'bas't 60 trolled. Rotational pastures in which Years as Canadian agriculture increas- poultry are on pasture in one year of ed ;in extent and complexity, there has ?l regular farm 'rotation, with cultivat- been a corresponding expansion and ed and other crops in the rotation, is intensification of the work, Scientific without -doubt the most', satisfactory principles,. and techniques not known considering 'all °factors, A.bulletin in 1B•&6; now receive routine applica- wl which dealsiewith all important Mat - and the solutiom of farYth iS oblems, Can- ters, pertaining to 'poultry pasture,. in- and' for cumulative evidence of Can - eluding recommendations suitable, for ad.a's ,World leadership in Agriculture all parts' of' Canada, is available, from and other spheres the contribution of Dominion lYepartnfmrC isf Agi3otlltutrtk; Canadian -farmers-: tl trg the resent• Ottawa, war is an eildouraging epic in itself. • ' There are • now • 34 Experimental 60th Anniversary, Experimental Farms'and' 'Stations in Canada aper- • Farms Have Great Record 'Departmentating as a 'unit of the '!Dominion Practically- unknown to the general of Agriculture, all' under public, .the 2nd. of June 'is, n'everthe- the Directorship or Dr. E. S. A.rchi- .less, one• of the important dates in 'bald. All the facilities of these farms The history of_Caiii:da.' and stations' are freely available to That date marks the 60th anal- farmers and the public as a whole. A� dF �S ' self -Feeder's Fr Bacon Hogs 'Canada was 'in a .somewhat. primitive state and.in' Western Canada all:that• vast area now' known: as' the Prairie Provinces =' Manitoba, .Saskatchewan and Alberta — was to ;ail intents and .purposes virgin lands where the buffa- lo grazed on the native grasses. In the 'Eget',: the 'value of ggod seed and suitable varieties was but little understood; systematic rotations were very little followed, good cultural method's 'were neither studied nor practised; the use of fertilizs was' fertilizers not understood Or systematically fol-, lowed; the advantage of surface till- age to preserve moisture on the .one hand, and. of .under -drainage on the other, had not been called to the• at- tention of the' farmer: the uses of leguminous plants to increase fertile .0 ity were nknov'n; the necessity ,of careful breeding, feeding, 'housing andmanagement of live stock was lit- tle recognized—in" short, .agricultural education and practice were in their infancy• Yet.' on June 2, 1886, while little' general .public 'concern, was evinced over the condition of agriculture, at the same time agriculture was -'even then recognized as .Canada's basic in- dustry. It is so today. No invest: went made by the people of Canada has rettlreed more abundant 'dividends than' that 'which 'they •'received from the Dominion .Experimental,' Farms and the other' services, of the Domin- ion Department of Agriculture. ° While the development of early Wheat and other' grains may_ he re- garded as the most. spectacular 'ac- coreplismerits of . the, farms, • it ,does not by any means, embrace all that has been done for the benefit of Canadian . agriculture and, 'Canada. It may be true that no other natural product' has' exercised' such vitalizing 'influence upon the economic life of ' the Dominion. It has 'been the most the beginning of the week, when over• 250- good sized fish became' their pro- perty, and, were quite liberal to treat their friends and relatives, and being' a neighbor to such the, publishers of The Herald also. fell heir, to a good treats of these.fish, which could not be beaten. for good' flavor. And this e is not "fishy" either.—Zurich 'Herald. Purchases Business Block Mr.' William, . Hoggart, of Clinton, has purchased. Mr. -Lewis Whitfieid's ,r - business block on the southeast cor-• ner of Queen and Dinsley Streets, We �• 'understand that :the •,•new oweer will • arrange two' living apartments' on the , second. 'floor, while the ground floor. will be utilized. for a -boot and ,shoe " store.—Blyth Standard_ British Brides Arrive w 'The Liner.. S -S: , Aquitania docked at 'Halifax on -,Monday, 'and in the list to are the names of two wives•, from this district., ''They are:,Reta, wife 'of 0' Pte. E. Youngblut; tJ. W. Young- Mut, oungblut, Auburn; and -Margaret G., wife of FT. J. 'N. Stiles, to' W. H. , Stiles, Brussels.—Blyth Standard. • • Church Choir Banqueted, • The choir of the James St; United Church, together with their' wives or husbands,'•=were_ guests' -et a delightful d banquet in the church Thursday eve- ning of last week served by 'the Wo- men's Association 'and sponsored, by the,..,,o.fficial board. After partaking of + i:elightful, meal a short progra''m was carried out with Rev. 'Mr, .Irwin as, e chairman. A toast ..to the King was responded. to,..;, by, the National An- them; to the choir ,by , Miss Ret:4 Rowe, and to the' -'Church by• Irvine ' 'Armstrong. 'The banquet was, follow- ed with a choir rehearsal and con- ' eluded with games, ,,and amusements that Were greatly enjoyed:, •3t was a very jolly evening'„ — Exeter Times - Advocate; Shower For Bride, -Elect Motoring Miss Lorraine Glavin. Reg;N„'the graduate nurses” staff of the Fifth Floor at'Victoria Hospital:„, .entertained at the home of Mrs. Geo. Volibreclit. Oxford St., .London; on ,Friday evening. They presented gifts of silver• and crystal to the bride- r elect. Miss Glavin' graduated from St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, and has'been on the -staff at Victoria Hos- pital for the past ,two Fears,—Exete' r; Times -Advocate. ' ' • Native of Belgrave 'Killed • Mt. George McGregor, R,R. 3.; Owen Sound, was instantly killed' in t1'itnt 4 of. his home on Saturday evening. 'When he was struck, by a car while • ' crossing the highway.. He was 79: He had just alighted from a car and Was 4 walking across the highway when file accident, occurred. Surviving aye two daughters: • Miss Rachael McGregor: and Mrs. Bert Jones;, both of Owen 4 Sound,: one' brother, William, of Blyth. -Mr. McGregor was a native 4 of Belgrave. — Wingliam Advance - Times. . . .se, Buys Home in Mitchel! Valentine-Neeb, .of Sebringville, hn purchased .-'the red brick •re' idence owned by Mies Mabel Dore on St., • Andrew's Street, near, the station .and gets possession on the first of Sep' ember. Mr. Nee'b was biisy this week A clisn a'ntling the barn and he intends erecting a garage in its place. He i' also ' working, about the, grounds. Planting, rose bushes•,"etc., to beautify •a the surroundings',—Mitchell' Advocate ' Appointed To- Oakville Collegiate e Ewart CarBerry, hileband or the former Miss • Marjari'a `• Carroll, has A been appointed 'to the staff of the Oaltville Collegiate, with duties to e commence • in September. He will teach agridulture,•1n which he sped - it'.., tended the Ontario College •of, Educa- tion and • intends taking • a summer course in physical training. His wife has beet at Saltfieet where 'she has f charge 'of a Farm Service Camp and will continue 'her duties there until r the first' of August. For the past few vfeeits Mr. Carberry, has been reliev- ing on the staff of the Ridgetown high school, -•-Mitchell' Advocate. 4 4 S The p"ractice of selfteeding farm animals is doming Into more general. nae. tinder tbi ' ,systdla a• eontinuoii's supply, ,ofl feed, •. Isi kept •befete the tcw tiniib'den page j ' ' • Home From 'Phiilfpines George Allen, son, of Mr. and Mrs. r tieorge Allen, returned home to Wing - ham en Friday after serving with the - Hii t 61i ' /Tinted 'Stat Ph p i the ee A in }fifes.—W high e, m ance-'rimes.