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iUrofl1positor
Establiowd
McPhail 1VIelma; Editor,
fished at Seaforth, Ontario, ev-
ursday afternoon by McLean
Au4iorized as Secoad Class Mail,
Post Office Department, Ottawa.
'7gEA.FORTH, Friday-, September 27
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The Mounties
There are Mite a few things that
the people of thf United States do
not know abaft the Canadian peo-
ple, their country, their customs, or
their government. But we have
something over here that almost ey-
ery Ani,!rican does know about and
seems te be intensely interested ip
and anxi u to see. .
• That is the RoyalCanadian.
Mounted Police. Two weeks ago,
when a number' of farmers from the .
State of Ohio were making a tour of
Western Ontario inspecting our
poultry and livestock industries, they
spent, an afternoon in Seaforth dis-
trict looking over the chicken, and
livestock, farms of Messrs. J. M. Scott
and W. L. Whyte, - and the latter's
cold storage plant in town.
• We do not know what they expect-
edgf farmers, but after
their return to Seaforth, one of the
party expressed his amazement of
the extent of the poultry industry
over here. He said that in numbers,
quality and costS of production, the
farms he had seen that day were far
-
in advance of the farms of the Mid-
dle Western States.
In fact, that American farmer was
enthusiastic. He said his visit had
been both educational and inspira-
tional. But there was just one more
• thing that he wanted to see before
he went home — a Red Coat. By
• which, of course, he meant a Moun-
tie, as they are generally called here,
He said that whenever a theatre in
his home State_ ran a movie showing
• the R.C.M.P. in any' form, that the-
-Are -would -be -packed at every -per-
formance.
So he wanted to see a Mountie. The -
possibility is he may have •seen a
number of them in Canada. There is
even the possibility that he may have
seen them in Seaforth, as', two of
them visit the town or district every
• few weeks. But they are always in
civies, and in civies they come and go •
• unnoticed. Which, possibly, is also
their intention.
We hope our American visitor had
his wish before he crossed over the
border again, because a Mountie in
uniform right down from his Stetson
hat to his, • polished boots, is some-
thing to see. Better still, we hope
that sometime he will be ablOto see
• a mounted detachment of Red Coatsa
That is something he will never for-
get. At least, no Canadian has -ever
succeeded in forgetting it.
Perhaps trere are men on our
county and provincial police forces
that do just. as good work, but the
broad _Stetson hats, the red coats,
the blue riding breeches with the
'broad yellow -.strip down the sides,
and the high polished boots are uni-
versally recognized as a symbol of in-
tegrity, law and order, not only 'from
coast to coast. in Canada, but on the
American continent as well.
When, That Dap Comes
• Russian scientists have for some
• time been working on a serum that
• will prolong life indefinitely. Still
better, they are said to have Made
much progress and attained much
success.
• Their theory, of course, disputes
the Biblical statement that a man's
sojourn on earth is sdnie three score
years and ten. But then the Russians
• are not noted as Biblical students, or
• lollower'S to any extent of that book's
teaching. Hence their claim that at
least 150 years should be man's alot-
• ted span.
• If and when that day comes, it
will banish the fear of old age, so
prevalent iil man today, and per-
haps, even more so in the -case of Wo-
men. tip to now the only cure for
old age is to forget all about it. But
that is something different again,
• and too few succeed.
Ent when the- scientists win their
battle in the laboratories for a magic
potion to increase the span (V life,
man an b g gay young blade -at a
hundred, and ivOinen.ean continue to
eharinine at, say, 150 Years.
•Better tz11.w� are' toldAhe new
process ill not be a face- lifter, oz
one of ironing out theawrinkles of old
age„ instead, with the aid of this re-
juvenating substance, man will he as,
sprightly at 90 as he waS when he
became of age, and women will have
the curves, of their 'teens.
In addition, the men and women- of
90 or 100 years, will not only have
the appearance of infants of twenty,
but their minds will have a maturity
gained only through the experience
of years.
• However, if -the Russians are not
a good deal more co-operative with
us and other Allied peoples in the
sharing Of their life -prolonging po-
tion than their co-operation has been
at the Paris peace table, it won't be
of much help to us.
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• Not A Record
Eighteen lives were snuffed out in
accidents of one kin 0 or. another in
, this province over the week -end. And
most of them were 'caused by motor
drivers.
• But that is not a record by any
means. It has been reached and
passed different times during, the
summer. There is a reason of course.
Old tires; old cars are being, driven
because new ones are not yet avail-
able. The trouble arises from the
fact that they are being driven at
the same speed as if they were new.
• There is, another reason too. Dur-
ing the war, through enlistment and
other causes, the provincial police
force was badly depleted. Police of-
ficers who used to patrol the roads
and hightvayS in •the less heavily-
• travelled districts, were taken off to
other duties, and since then our high-
ways have become speedways.
The withdrawal from other duties
of large bodies of police to maintain
order in strike cities and districts,
has badly coniplicated the situation.
But as soon as men can be made
available, they should be pitt on high-
way patrol again, because until they
are, our week -end fatalities are go-
• oing to keep on mounting._
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British Papers
Few Canadians can even' imagine
what British newspapers have been
like for the past seven years. • For
• instance, the London Daily Express,
with a circulation of 3,405,135 copies
daily, has onlyfour pages. ,
• Into these are packed news, edi-
torials, pictures, fashions, sports,
along with advertisements, which in-
clude a number of Government pri-
ority notices about food and clothing
rationing.
And, incidentally, it takes about a
.week's supply of the Daily -Express,
t6 light a fire with. And over there
it is still necessary to keep a page or
two for the fishmonger's to wrap fish
in, or to the butcher's to wrap the
• meat supply in, because wrapping
paper is very scarce, and is not sup -
•plied. -•
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. •• A Mark To Shoot At
The City of Denver,Colorado, has
lowered its street signs for easy
reading. Instead of struggling to
see the lofty signs that usually play
hide-and-seek with the leaves of
near -by trees, Denver motorists can
now read the name of a thorough-
fare without taking their eyes off the
road.
The signs are built close to the
• ground, with letters placed vertical-
ly; the signs are light -reflecting and
thus can be 'picked up readily at
• night by car headlights- and be eas-
ily read. •
We do not --know how prevalent
this system is in the United States,
but Denver has certainly set a mark
for Canadian towns and cities to
shoot at.
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• Another Strike
Labor strikes have become so com-
mon in recent months that they are
no longer first page news. But a new
record was made d few weeks ago in
Malaya.
There t h e Chinese Buddhist
priests, who are paid $10 a' month,
plus board and lodging, went on
strike. And -,-they announced, until
they are paid $1:50 a week extra for
special prayer meetings, they were
going to stay out.
Perhaps they earned their money,
but it might not be a bad thing for
the Buddhists and thefr country as
well, if 'they let the priests keep on
striking, and in the meantime learn-
ed to pray for themselves,.
Agort
Interestag iteMe picked from
• The Vxpesitor of fifty and
tWeater-Sve years ago.
From, The Huron Expositor
September 80,t 1921 . •
John Louis Malone, of McKillop,
had the misfortune to, have hiS foot
badly crushed and a• small bone in his
ankle fractured on Tuesday evening,
when a horse he was leadingtstepped
on hint.
Mr. Keith, McLean, son of Mrs. •Eth-
el McLean, of Toronto, who graduated
as an electrical engineer this spring,
has been appointed to the staff of the
University of Toronto as a demonstra-
'tor at the school of Practical Science.
Reid Bros., of Seaforth, have recent-
ly installed an electric lighting plant
at farm home of Major ploan, near
Bayfield.
Mr. Alex Muir, of Preston spent
the week -end in stoW11.
The brick store Ltf Main Street,. ad-
joining The Expositor office, belong-
ing to"the estate of the, late A. G.
Ault, was sold last week by the ex-
ecutors; Messrs. James Cowan and
W. E. Hinchley, to Mr. G. D, Haigh.
The price paid was $1800.
The rally day services in conaec-
Lima with the Sunday School of First
Presbyterian Church were held last
,Sunday. Each child carried a bouquet
of flowers.. A special feature west the
'reading of the names of those who
paid the supreme sacrifice in the 1914-
18 war. Mrs. James Archibald, desist-
ed' by Miss Norma Jeffrey, read the
names, while Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Mu --
len sang a duet. Miss Mildred Turn-
bull sang very sweetly during the of-
fertory.
Mitchell golfers came up on Tues-
day afternoon and played six • men
ftom the Seaforth Club on the Dodds'
links. The local players were: F. S.
Savauge, J. G. Mullen, P. Calder, J.
C. Greig, W. McDonald and F. L.
Downey. .
.Douglas Beattie, Harry Hinchley
.and John R: Dobie returned to Guelph
this Week to resume their studies at
the O.A.C.
Mrs. Gillespie, Louisa St.; had the
misfortune to fall -down the .cellar
stairs at her hoine on Thursday last.
No, bones were broken, but she suf-
fered .from shock. •
Mr. Rae McArthur, son of Mr. Robt.
McArthur, Hensall, had the misfor-
tune 'to have his hand badly injured
while working in the pit in McEwan's
garage. The owner of the car on
which he.was working, was sitting in
the car and accidentally put his foot
bn the starter, which caused the car
to-ego--forwararatid-ntialiee-Els hind.
It will be !some time . before he can
Use his heed. °
. A birthday party was given recent-
ly at the home of Mrs. A. P. Joynt iri
Egmondville in honor of Miss Susie
Latimer, who has gone to North Bay
to 'attend, Normal'. School. She
was . presented with a Presbyterian
Hymnal.
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The Oddfellows of Hensall are hav-
ing the store part of their block fit-
ted up for `Mr.I Weber's harneas shop.
Mr. Thothaa Smale left this week
for Alberta, having been called to
the West by the serious illness of his
son.
Miss Dorothy Parke, who has been
ill with scarlet fever, is recovering
nicely.
Mr. Harold Edevards, of town,
left on Monday to attend the Medical
College at Toronto.
Mr. Lou Chesney, of Toronto, is
visiting his mother, Mrs. G. M. Ches-
ney. ,
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From The Hut'on Expositor • •
September 25, 1896,
On Friday last .as Masters W. Papst
and George Soole were bringing some
goods up te. the Papst store from the
station on a 'light 'wagon, they had a
runaway. The traces became detach-
ed 'and this frightened the horse,
causing it to run. In jumping from
the wagon, ePapst caught h i s
foot in the hied .wheel and was drag -
ed some distance, but was not ser-
iously injured, however.
Mr. John McMann hag' purchased
"The High Farm," on the 2nd.conces-
sion of Tuckerimith, which was sold
ti4y2a0Qfuctioit.
Mr.
few days ago. He paid
Mr. James McIntosh, of the Mill
Road, had the misfortune to have his
arm broken at the wrist on Tuesday.
Iley,was standing on a step ladder
picking apples from a tree, when the
ladder .gave way.
Mr. John Halls, of near Elimville,
met with an accident on Friday of
last week which thteatened serious
results. He was engaged in picking
apples, and in seine manner slipped
and fell
feet.
Mr.
grotind, a distance of
Mr. Charles Zinemermae, of Zurich,
had a dryhousebugned down one
night a short time ago. He had it full
of dried apples, and before retiring
had fired 'up fresh and had not notic-
ed anything wrong' at that time.
Mrs. Kilpatrick, of Stephen TOwn-
ship, while driving along a street in
Crediton, waa thrown fro mthe buggy
by the horse taking fright. She Sus-
tained a fracture of the shoulder -and
a number of ribs. •
Mr. T. J. )3erryaof Heiman, has re-
turned. from a trip to the Old Coun-
try. This makes the tenth trip in 10,
years. •
Mr. James Taylor, of Hensall, is
having a good stone foundation built
bforrickthed.wereeneintigon of an addition to his
On Thursday evening of last week
while Mr. W. H. Kestle 'and Miss
Xestle, of Sharon, were driving' to
their 'father's in May, and when ap-
posite Mr. SaratieL Rowe's, their
horse became frightened at some
sheep on the road and ran away,
ittihgrowithengritghe occupants out and break-
McF'aul & Pickardaewith Miss Sto-
bie as head miiliner, and Wm, Pick-
ard & Co., Ltd, Of Seaforth, had0very
delightful displays. • at the nhilUnery
openings.
Mr. Peter Latilenti, of 'Zurich. Ship -
Ped a ear loads of .littaha thig week.
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This is the time of .haivest. For
some parts of Canadathe harvest is
over, but in many, otherparts of the
country it it now in ftill'swing. Most
of us who are farmers take this time
Of year in our stride without paying
my particular attention to it.
That's net altogether fair to say. If
we had had a bad crop, Or if the
weather had interfered, we would
certainly have been talking about. it.
Just the same, its got a bed idea
these days to think about the fact
that we're pretty lucky. There are a
lot of countries in this world that I've
never seen but they come into my
• nand a good many times.
Just think, for instance, abut India
and China. There was a picture in
one of the magazines the other day
about a lot of corpses on a side street
in Calcutta, and a lot of birds perch-
ed up on the side of a roof. They
were vultures, waiting to pick the
bones of .thedead people. The Peo-
ple who died from . starvation just
didn't have enough energy to be both-
ered moving. They died on the side
of the street.,
Hy Hart* 8,11$000.
I wonder what some of those people
would doeif they 'Could peek into a
granary here now, or get a look at
the herds of fat cattle, still out on
pasture? What about the provisions
in cetintless basements and cellars?
We're going to take in the rest of
our garden produce One of theee-days
•before the frost comes.
Imagine .the look on the face of a
child in Greece if he amid see the
milk that's collected from just our
concession here in a day! It would
go a long way towards keeping his
family '.alive for a long time.
A person doesn't like to think about
these matters. It's easier to put a
few thousand 'miles up. between your-
self and those creatures and find
something to complain about. Actual-
ly during a year lik4 this we haven't
got much to complain about.
Imagine the people of China right
now. Oh, well, one of these days the
world is going to be a beter place.
During the- war that's one of the
things we heard about a lot. A lot of
people in the world must be pretty
badly dissillusioned right now.
OUSTASMILEPRTWO.;
Manager (sarcastically): '"I notice
there were 35,000 people present this
afternoon when Your grandmother
was buried.”
Office Boy: 4Could be. Grandma
always was popular!"
•
Adjuster: "What's the matter with
the lamp, ;Madam?"
Lady: "It has all the faults of my
husband, with none of his virtules."
Adjuster: , "Please explain your-
self."
Lady: "Well, it has a good deal of
bras sabout it; it is not remarkably
brilliant; requires a good deal of at-
tention; flares up occasionally; is al-
ways out at bedtime, and is bound to
smoke."
Junkman: "Any old beer bottles
you'd like to sell, lady?"
Old Lady: "Do I look as though I
drink beer?"
Junkman: "Any vinegar bottles
you would like to Wine
•
Proprietor: "You come into my
restaurant, you order a glass of . wa-
ter, you drink it, and you calmly walk
out!"
• Sept: "What were ye expectin' me
.
to do, mon? Stagger. oot?"
•
"Have you eaught the burglar yet?"
• "No," replied the village constable;
ctnfidentially, "but I've got him so
scared that he doesn't dare show him-
self when I'm about."
:Huron Federation Of
:Agriculture-FarmNews
. •By Shiploads
'Canada's storage eggs should arrive
in- Britain this season in the finest
possible condition, because they are
fiar.a7nciled entirely under refrig-
eration from start to finish.. Regraded
and packed at storage -temperatures,
they are sent to seaboardip. heavily
iced cars, and shipped to Britain in
refrigerated ships by the complete
shipload. The advantage of using this
new method Of the full shipload is
that the whole load can be dealt with
as one unit and therefore under. com-
plete control before and during the
voyage and onwards to storage in tee
United 'Kingdom.
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Sharp Reduction in Hogs on Farms
According to an official report on
the numbers of swine on farms in
Canada on June 1, 1946, the reduction
in hog numbers, which has been,' con-
tinuing since the high Point in De-
cember; -1943, is again in evidence,
the number of hogs on farms total-
ling 5,377,300 as compared with 6,025,-
600 on June 1, 1945. While there were
small increases in Prince Edward Is-
land, Quebec and Ontario, theother
provinces showed declines. The reduc-
tions in New Brunswick and in Bri-
tish Columbia Were not great, but in
Saskatchewan there was only 75.2 per
.cent and in Alberta only 75.1 per cent
of the numbers that were on the
farms in 1945. Nova Scotia had 82.6
per cent and Manitoba 82.5 per cent
of the 1945 totals. The net redUction
for Canada was 10.8 per ,cent.
The number of -sows expected to
farrow has, however, declined very
little, having dropped from 512,5160, in
1945 to 507,900 in 1946. These figures,
says the report, are a strong indica-
tion that the downward trend; in hog
production is beginning to level off.
In all the Eastern Provinces, there is
a 'decided increase in the number of
sows expected-toefarteiv, from 4.3 per
cent in prince Edward Island to as
high as 26,7 per 'cent in Nova Scotia.
A significant increase of 7.4 per cent
occurred in Ontario, with 214,700 sows
expected to farrow as compared with
199,900 on June 1, 1945. ' The Western
Rrotkinces all showed declines 'but the
reductions are all Much less than in
1945.
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New Variety Oats tist Resistant
As a result of fourteen years' inten-
sive work by the plant breeders and
plant pathologists at the Dominion
Rust Research Laboratory in Wiruai-
Deg, a- new variety of oats, resistant
to all the races of stem rust. and
crown rust that, appear in Canada, as
well as being resistant to loose and
covered smut has been developed. It
is hoped that by the spring of 1947,
Shout 1,500 bushels of the new yer-
iety, as yet unnamed., may be
able for _distribution to selected seed
growers se as to increase produetion
of seed 'to the point,where there will
be enough for all who want it
'Under severe tests the new variety
latis.proved to be resistant to .all the
races of stem rust .and crown rust,
as Well as to both smuts. Werk began
on it in 1932 when some seed of a
South American variety of oats,
known as Victoria, was obtaihed by
the Dominion Department 'of Agricul-
ture from ,the United States Depart -
meet of Agriculture. Victoria was
orOssed to a sister strain of Vanguard,
the latter a variety resistant to Cet,
tain races of stem rust and now, wide-
ly grown in Eastern. and Western
Canadet Sinee then the breeding
work ha..` been patiently carried on
under the direction of J. N. Welsh on.
the staff of the Winnipeg Laboratory.
Over the years the cross breeding has
been 'carried on ieco-operation With
the plant pathoiogiists, particularly
ttlohitsten Wcirking on stem rut,
E. Pettirson!on, leaf net and W, Pepp
on the Matta ;Exacting disease and
general performanee teete' ccin-
diteted toward the -final 4eypiopient
;
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of .a .strain which meets nearlyall of the desired qualities.
The development of such varieties
is essential to obtain maxim.
action which is so important at the
present time.. The disease resistant
varieties now grpwn commercially in
Canada, such a:Vanguard, Ajax and
Exeter, produced by the Winnipeg
Laboratory, and Beaver produced by
the Cereal Division, Central EXperi-
mental Farm, Ottawa, are resistant to
certain of the older and more cora-
Mon races of stem rust, but are sus-
ceptible to others that have become
quite prevalent during the past four
years., Furthermore, these varieties
are not sufficiently•resistant to crown
rust, or smut. Crown rust causes sev-
ere damage to the oat crop" in certain
years; while thee'presence of smut
may also reduce yield with a result-
ant losi to the farmer. .
If the new disease. resistant oat
proves to be as good as past eerier/a-
ances indicate it will be another addi-
tion to the many triumphs in the
realmof plant breeding for the • plant
breeders and plant pathologists of
the Dominion Department of Agri-
culture and will mean millions of
dollars to farmers.
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Rapid Decline in Number Apple Trees
What has' hapPened to fruit trees!
in Canada in the last forty years is
the subject of an article in the
"Econoraic Annalist" by 13. A. Carnia
bell and Dr. W. C. Hopper. They point
out that the 1901 census reported 21'
million fruit tree e in Canada and by•
1941 the mtwber had decreased to
13.8 million. This decrease in the
number of fruit trees can be accouht-
ed for in several ways, they say, trees
were planted in ,all sections of, Can-
ada as the country became settled
and settlers, had little knowledge as
to adaptability of .fruit trees to' the
Climate or soil of a particular tegien.
In Many ' cases it was found that
climate was too severe and winter
killing resulted often enough to make
the growing of certain fruits' imprac-
ticable.
Later, as commercial agriculture
developed, certain limited areas ' of
Canada, particularly parts of Ontario,
Nova Scotia,/ British Columbia, and
Quebec, were found suited to growing
tree fruits with the result that pro-
duction expanded in these , areas. In
limited areas of Ontario, such as the
Niagara Peninsula, plantings of ten-
der fruits increased ' and replaced ap-
ple trees which could be grown over
a wider area of Canada. Also as com-
mercial agricultui.e ,developed, • diseas-
es and pests became more prevalent,
and specialization in other types of
agriculture developed. Consequently,
the fahner with a few trees found At
impractical to care for his fruit prop-
erly so, that the small farm orchards
have practically disappeared in many
sections of Canada,
A similar story is told of the chang-
es in numbers of apple trees in Can-
ada during the 40-yealaperiod. In 1901
there were more than 15 million ap-
ple trees •reported in, Canada and by
1941 this tote] had d•eclined. to 8.5
million trees, a •decline of 43.6' per
cent in the Period. In 1940, total pro-.
duction o fapples was about 14 mil-
lion bushels which was 25 per Gent
less than was reported in the census
02 1900. The most significant change
in the number Of trees .has taken
place in Ontario where the number
declined from 9.5 million in 1901 to
2,9 million in 1940. The number ,of
trees in Nova Scotia in .1941 was about
the same as that reported in 1901,
while the actual production of apples
froth commercial apple orchards in
1940 was almost ()gable that reported
froin apple trees 'In 1900. In British
Columbia, the number of trees in-
creased from 0,4 million to 1.5 mil-
lion during the ' 40/ear period with
the result that British Columbia pro4
thibed more
aple tlah iy othei,
prowhiee 111 Canada. • -
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Bank Token of 1857
A half penny batik token of the
Rank of Upper Canada was found last
week bY Mrs. M. MeAlrey in bee -gar-
den. The coin, dated 1857, is clolee to
90 years old. Judging from its ap-
pearance it had lain in the ground
for a long time.—ter Times -Advo-
cate.
Serious Operation On Arm
Mr. Arthur Willert, who has been
a patient in Victoria Hospital, Lon-
don, for the Peetthree weeks, under-
went a serious operation on his arm
'on Saturday. We hope this operation
will prove successful as Art has been
carrying his arm in a cast for over
five months.—Exeter Times -Advocate.
Car Strikes. Load of Corn
Shortly after neon Wednesday a
new Dodge car driven by Fred Thiel,
of London, formerly of Zurich,crash-
ed into a load of cornbeing brought
to -Exeter by Clinton Sweet, of Us -
borne. Thiel admitted to the police e
that he. had dozed off while driving '
and did not know what happened un -
VI wakened by the c•rashr The front
of the car was badly -damaged, the
grill, radiator, one light , and right a
fender were crumpled, the los,s 'being
estimated abeut $250. The car, had
been driven less than a thousand
miles. Fortunately the driver was un-
hurt. Mr. Sweet was coming to town
with about three tons of corn on a
wagon behind a tractor. The impact
of the car pn the wagon lifted the
wagon and load off the wheels and
deposited it. on • the 'pavement, seat-
teriag much of the corn. Mr. Sweet
was not hurt, but received quite a
shock.—Exeter Times -Advocate,.
Stirling Brothers Mark Birthday's
While Mr. and Mrs. James R. Stir-
ling were in the West they visited
with the former's sister, Mrs. I. W.
Cross, Grosse Isle, and also his bro- ,
ther,Alfred, Kenora. During their
stay in Kenora, the two men celebrat-
ed their birthdays which fall on the
same day, . September 8. • The celebra-
tion was at the home of the latter's
son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence. Other guests included an-
other daughter and her husband, Mr.
„Slid Mrs. Bob Battleehell, and Misa
Mary R. Stewart, a teacher in the high ,
school and formerly of Clinton. The
three-etoreycake would hardly hold
all the candles. Alfred is .75 and J.
R. is 72. It is 53 years since the two
brothers have celebrated their birth-
days together.—Clinton News -Record.
Director of Recreation Appointed
Pet Ors, of IMontreal;-13-aell---
selected from between.twenty-five aed
thirty applicants as director of recre-
ation by the Goderich Lions C1ub,
who will be responsible for his !sal-
ary. Mr. Peters is well qualified for
the position and is highly recommend-
-ed. He Was a secretary of 'the Y.M.
C.A. branch in Rosemount, Montreal..
The time of commencing his dutiee -
has not yet been determined. He is!
married and has two children, and in
ready to go to work here as soon as
housing accommodation can be secure
ed.—Goderich Signal -Star.
James C. Carrie. of New 1.-iskeard,
who- spent a few...days Own the
past -week, brought news of the ap-
pointment of Howard • Walter as
Crown Attorney for the District of
Temiskaming. , Mr. Walter, who is a:
son of the -late William Walter, of -
Colborne Township, has carried on a
law practice in he north country for
some yea rs.—G-oderich Signal -Star.
Belgian Lady Visits in Wawanosh
Miss Raymond Rocke, a woman
Appointed Crown Attorney
worker, Belgian TJnderground
during the war years, mow a Govern-
ment Research Worker on a lecture
tour in ,Canada, yisited last week
with Mr. and Mrs. Hereon Irwin, of
East Wawanosh. Their son-in-law,
Alex Nethery, shot down over Bele
game was harbored, by Miss Rocke
for -five months. Mr. Nethery said
many Canadian lads owed their lives
to Miss Rocke and her mother:—
Wingliam Advance -Times.
, Farm Sold ,
,. Mr. Herman Daer has sold his larrn
consisting of 81 .adres, to Mr. Harold'
Gross, who will get possession April
1,. 1947, Mr. Dae'r will' eventually he
moving to Blyth, and will hold an auc-
tion sale in, the near future. Blyth
Sotaldnedsatrd.
Business Man is Eight'y
. „
• CongratulatiOn'seare.in order for W.
R. Cole, Mitchell's oldest business
man; who last Thursday- welted hie -
80th milestone., Mr. 'Cole fractured
his leg eeime'weeks ago 'while in hiS
store, but is recuperating well. • Pos-
sessed with a 'the sense of humor ,ana'
a kindly word for everyone, .his ap-
pearance downtown again will be a.
welcome sight.—Mitchell Adaocate.
Buys Old Home
1. R Pearce completed the purchase
this week of, the home -in which -he -
has been residing for some yeArs, the
property of the late A. J. 33lowes,
vfaotchaetre. of Mrs. Pearce.—Mitchell Ad-
.
Observed 40th Anniversary
A very pleasant 'time was held re-
cently at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
James Smith, Brussels, when a family
dinner wasteld for Mr. and Mr's. Win.
M. IVIcMurray, to mark the .occasion
of their 40th wedding anniversary, At
a suitable hour the _honore.d guests
-
were presented with a tri -light lamp.
The guests inchided Mr. and Mrs. R.
J. McMurray and family, Mrs., Minnie
Ketchabaw, Miss Bessie Walsh, Mr. !
David Scott, Mr. and Mrs.' Richard
• Proctei', Mies Liza Procter, • Mr, Rob -
ort Procter, and Mr. Bill T(etchalyaw.
—Wingbam Advance -Tat es.
New Teacher At High School
Mr. Robert D. Ferguson, of Strath-
roy, has been engaged by the Wing -
ham high school board to tea.cb Low-
TdaimSecsh.00l work, and assist with boys?.
physical training. He replaces Mr. R.
R. Cranston:. Wingham Ad.vanee7
• ! Seceeisful Student
Donald M. lenkins, of St, Cellar -
Ines, has bean Successful in passing
with hontoilt his first year in Meehan!,
eel .eagineering at the Ajax Division,'
osfotthdearrttv--
ni ersitY of Teronto.eBlyth,
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